Frozen Screen I was in the middle of typing an email on Yahoo! and my screen just froze. It's not moving and pressing the power button is not doing anything (the screen is not going off like it is supposed to). I just got this for Christmas from my brother and I want to fix it :(

Reset the Kindle

Many issues with your Kindle, such as a frozen screen or issues with downloading content, can be solved by restarting your device.

1. Press and hold the Power button for a full 40 seconds. After the first 6 to 8 seconds, the screen will go blank, which is normal. ...
2. After the 40 seconds, release the Power button.

Many issues with your Kindle, such as a frozen screen or issues with downloading content, can be solved by restarting your device. Help for Kindle Paperwhite (5th Generation).
Press and hold the Power button for seven seconds until the Power dialogue box appears, and then tap Restart. Note: If the Power dialogue box doesn't appear, press and hold the Power button for a full 40 seconds until your device restarts.

Amazon com Help Quick Fix Slow or Frozen Screen

First, turn your tablet off. Then, power the tablet back up by holding down the volume (either + or - ) and power buttons simultaneously. Continue holding the volume button until the screen says "Booting tablet in recovery mode." This will give you a picture of an Android. Tap the android, and you will be given a screen with several options. Move between the options with the + and -, and select with the power button.

What tablet brand is it? Need to configure reset duration on hold buttons

Press and hold the power button for twenty seconds or so, ignoring any "Shut down?" prompt that may appear, until it turns off. Release the power button, then press and hold it for a second or two until it starts to reboot.

Seems like the digitizer isn't working anymore u may wanna get ur tablet examined but to quickly turn off some tablets is to press and hold the power key till it shuts off and not lock the screen

Force it to shut down by pressing the power button down for 10 seconds, then release and turn on again.

Press and hold the power button......

Press at the same time, the home button (in the middle of the screen) and power button (top-right of the screen) hold it for 15 seconds and it will restartm, after 1 minute it will take you to the lockscreen and you should be ready to go.