# How can I restart PlasmaShell, without logging off?

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-can-i-restart-plasmashell-without-logging-off/50846>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** plasmashell\
**Created:** [October 10, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-can-i-restart-plasmashell-without-logging-off/50846 "2026-10-10T12:32:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![olivierbelleux](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/d26b3c/32.png) [@olivierbelleux](https://discuss.kde.org/u/olivierbelleux)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-can-i-restart-plasmashell-without-logging-off/50846/2 "2026-10-10T13:23:19Z")

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I think that running `systemctl --user restart plasma-plasmashell` should sort out your problem; _Herzenschein (KDE Developer)_ suggests this solution in this post: [How to restart plasma panel? - #3 by kenning](https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-restart-plasma-panel/15490/3)

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