Insignia Fire TV Keeps Restarting? Try These Fixes First

Last Updated: March 17, 2023 / By

We can all agree that a smart TV is a considerable step up in technology compared to a regular TV, as it opens up a whole new way of accessing content through the Internet, making it possible to watch shows and movies in a way that wouldn’t be possible on cable or satellite.

On the other hand, a TV being smart and having extended functionality means that it runs a more complex operating system, which naturally increases the occurrence chance of software bugs and errors that can prevent the TV from operating as intended or even render it inoperational.

In today’s article, we will be covering a widely encountered issue that you can face as the owner of an Insignia Fire TV where the TV keeps automatically restarting all the time, practically making it impossible to issue any commands with the remote control at any point.

So, how to fix an Insignia Fire TV that keeps restarting?

Below, you can find the solutions we recommend applying to fix an Insignia Fire TV that keeps restarting:

  • Soft reset your Insignia Fire TV.
  • Reset the remote of your Insignia Fire TV.
  • Hard reset your Insignia Fire TV with the remote.
  • Factory reset your Insignia Fire TV through Recovery Mode.
  • Let your Insignia Fire TV stay on for a while.

In the following sections, we will dive deeper into the process of fixing an Insignia Fire TV that keeps restarting and find out the causes that can contribute to the occurrence of this problem.

How to Fix an Insignia Fire TV That Keeps Restarting?

There is no debate that a TV that keeps restarting can be downright annoying to deal with, especially considering that troubleshooting becomes incredibly challenging with it not being possible to access any menus with the constant restarts preventing the TV from booting up.

Below, you can find sub-sections that correspond to each of our recommended solutions for fixing an Insignia Fire TV that keeps restarting, where we will take you through the process of applying each potential fix in detail and explain how it can contribute to solving the problem.

Soft Reset Your Insignia Fire TV

Soft resetting your Insignia Fire TV is the first solution we recommend applying, as it’s a quick and straightforward process that can sometimes automatically resolve technical issues such as the one you’re facing without the need for any advanced troubleshooting.

Below, you can find a step-by-step guide that you can follow to soft reset your Insignia Fire TV:

  1. Turn your Insignia Fire TV off.
  2. Unplug your Insignia Fire TV from power.
  3. Wait for a minute or two while the TV is still unplugged.
  4. Plug your Insignia Fire TV back into power.
  5. Turn your Insignia Fire TV on.

Reset the Remote of Your Insignia Fire TV

As the remote of your Insignia Fire TV can sometimes be the culprit behind the restarting problem you’re facing, resetting the remote is usually a good idea to rule out any issues that can stem from it, especially considering that it’s a quick and straightforward process.

Here are the steps we recommend following to reset the remote of your Insignia Fire TV quickly:

  1. Unplug your Insignia Fire TV from power.
  2. Wait for a minute with the TV unplugged.
  3. Press the Left, Menu, and Back buttons on the remote simultaneously, and hold them for 12 seconds.
  4. Let go of all the buttons and wait for another 5 seconds.
  5. Remove the batteries from the remote.
  6. Plug your Insignia Fire TV into power.
  7. Wait for a minute with the TV plugged in.
  8. Put the batteries (preferably replace the old ones with fresh batteries) back into the remote.
  9. Press the Home button on the remote.

After following the steps above, the LED indicator on the remote should start blinking blue, indicating that the remote has been successfully paired with your Insignia Fire TV again.

On the other hand, if you’re having problems with the pairing of the remote after the reset, press and hold the Home button for roughly 10 seconds, which should fix the issue at hand.

Hard Reset Your Insignia Fire TV With the Remote

When the less drastic troubleshooting methods aren’t able to fix the problem, it’s usually time to move ahead to a hard reset, which is a process capable of solving the more major software bugs by resetting the software of your Insignia Fire TV to the factory state.

Below, you can find a step-by-step guide that will allow you to hard reset your Insignia Fire TV with the remote:

  1. Turn your Insignia Fire TV on.
  2. Press the Back button and the right side of the navigation circle on the remote simultaneously, and hold them for 10 seconds, which should cause a pop-up to appear on the screen regarding the factory reset process.
  3. Confirm the factory reset.

Please note that hard resetting your Insignia Fire TV will permanently erase all the user data on it, practically bringing your TV to the same state as when you first purchased it and turned it on.

Factory Reset Your Insignia Fire TV Through Recovery Mode

In cases where the method of hard resetting (factory resetting) your Insignia TV with the remote does not work, there is an alternative procedure you can carry out to conduct this process, which involves slightly more technical complexity, but also has a higher chance of working.

Here are the steps you will need to take to factory reset your Insignia Fire TV through Recovery Mode:

  1. Turn your Insignia Fire TV off.
  2. Plug a wired USB keyboard into your Insignia Fire TV.
  3. Press the “Alt”, “Print Screen / Sys Rq”, and the “i” keys on the keyboard simultaneously, and repeat until you see the Recovery Mode screen, where a text indicating that the System Update was not successful and that your Amazon Fire TV will restart soon shows up.
  4. Press the “Home” button on the keyboard, which should bring up the System Recovery menu.
  5. Navigate to the “factory reset” option using the arrow keys on your keyboard.
  6. Hit the enter button to start the factory reset process.

If you cannot reach the Recovery Mode screen mentioned in Step 3, make sure that you’re pressing the key combination repeatedly as soon as you turn your Insignia Fire TV on and only stopping once the Recovery Mode screen pops up.

Once again, please note that applying this solution will permanently erase all the custom data on your Insignia Fire TV and bring it back to the same state as when you first turned it on.

Let Your Insignia Fire TV Stay On for a While

While we can consider this one to be a last-ditch solution, some users have reported that simply letting the Insignia Fire TV stay on for a prolonged time can eventually fix the restarting issue and get your TV back in working order.

As there is no particular amount of time to wait that will guarantee your TV is fixed, our recommendation would be to leave it on for a total of 24 hours at most and contact Insignia support if the issue persists.

What Can Cause an Insignia Fire TV to Keep Restarting?

Finding out the factor causing your Insignia Fire TV to keep restarting is definitely no easy task, especially considering the fact that there is no actual error or error message in sight, which makes the restarting problem a much more cryptic one than a regular error.

A software bug related to the operating system of your Insignia Fire TV is the most likely culprit that causes the restarting problem, as such errors in the operating system are fully capable of preventing it from booting up correctly and causing it to become stuck in a boot loop instead.

While there isn’t a surefire way to prevent such bugs from occurring and rendering your television unusable, ensuring that your Insignia Fire TV’s software is always up-to-date and avoiding scenarios where the TV is turned off abruptly, such as due to a power cut, can be helpful.

Conclusion

While a TV that keeps restarting can definitely make you want to throw it out and purchase a new one, it should be possible to resolve the issue at hand by utilizing the appropriate solutions in most cases, which aren’t too technically complex and won’t demand a lot of your time.

Here is a quick summary of the fixes we recommend applying if your Insignia Fire TV keeps restarting all the time and doesn’t turn on:

  1. Soft reset your Insignia Fire TV to resolve minor software bugs quickly.
  2. Reset the remote of your Insignia Fire TV to rule out the possibility of the remote causing the problem.
  3. Hard reset (factory reset) your Insignia Fire TV with either the remote method or the Recovery Mode method to resolve the more major software bugs.
  4. Try to wait for the problem to resolve itself by leaving your Insignia Fire TV to stay on for an extended period.

Finally, as there is always a chance of the issue being hardware related, our recommendation would be to get in touch with Insignia product support as soon as possible if applying the solutions we have recommended above did not solve the problem in your case.