Rebooting the system can clear temporary files, terminate unresponsive processes, and restore system performance. This step helps refresh the operating system and can resolve various minor issues that lead to sluggishness.
The other options may address specific problems but do not provide the general utility of a reboot for restarting processes and clearing memory.
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