thread Re: Password screen is frozen on terminal. Help! in Hardware Setup & Troubleshooting

Password screen is frozen on terminal. Help!

AEK — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:13:41 GMT

I just set up my square terminal for the first time yesterday. I did some tests and it was working fine. This morning I come in and turn on the screen to log in and it's frozen. I can't enter my password because the touch screen doesn't seem to be working and I can't power off/restart it either. Help!!!

Re: Password screen is frozen on terminal. Help!

isabelle — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:02:07 GMT

Hey @AEK!

Welcome to the Seller Community 💫

Ahhh. You're having issues with the Square Terminal. What troubleshooting have you tried? Did you restart it already? Is anything on the screen reacting to touch?

Let me know if that does or does not work! 👩🏼‍💻

Re: Password screen is frozen on terminal. Help!

osteotanya — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:41:01 GMT

Help!

Having the same problem where the password screen is completly frozen! Can't turn if off and it's fully charged 😞

Re: Password screen is frozen on terminal. Help!

JJ_ — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 15:16:26 GMT

In this case, I would suggest holding the power button on your Square Terminal until it shuts off and then trying to turn it on again @osteotanya

If you haven't already, your best bet is to get in touch with us directly, so that a member of our Hardware team can dig in with you. When you have a moment, please reach out directly by logging into your Square account and heading here.