---
id: bridge-devices.how-do-i-quit-or-restart-the-bridge-app
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-quit-or-restart-the-bridge-app
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "The Bridge app on your PC"
question: "How do I quit or restart the Bridge app?"
alt_questions:
  - "Close SS Bridge completely"
  - "Restart Storage Studio Bridge"
  - "Bridge power button"
  - "Exit Bridge on Windows"
  - "Turn off Bridge on my PC"
short_answer: "Use the power button at the far right of Bridge's tabs and pick Restart or Quit. Bridge saves its state first, so your code, folders and settings are still there when it starts again."
tags: ["bridge app", "quit", "restart"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/does-the-bridge-app-keep-running-in-the-tray"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I quit or restart the Bridge app?

Click the power button at the far right of Bridge's tab row and choose **Restart** or **Quit**. It opens a small menu rather than quitting straight away, so a stray click can't close it.

Bridge saves its state first, so when it starts again your code, folders and pause setting are as you left them.

- [Running in the tray](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/does-the-bridge-app-keep-running-in-the-tray)