diff --git a/components/system/StartMenu/Sidebar/index.tsx b/components/system/StartMenu/Sidebar/index.tsx
index 85839299..e042b92e 100644
--- a/components/system/StartMenu/Sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/components/system/StartMenu/Sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import StyledSidebar from "components/system/StartMenu/Sidebar/StyledSidebar";
 import { useFileSystem } from "contexts/fileSystem";
 import { resetStorage } from "contexts/fileSystem/functions";
 import { useProcesses } from "contexts/process";
+import { useSession } from "contexts/session";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTheme } from "styled-components";
 import { HOME, TASKBAR_HEIGHT } from "utils/constants";
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ type SidebarProps = {
 const Sidebar: FC<SidebarProps> = ({ height }) => {
   const { rootFs } = useFileSystem();
   const { open } = useProcesses();
+  const { setHaltSession } = useSession();
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(true);
   const expandTimer = useRef<number>();
   const clearTimer = (): void => {
@@ -103,8 +105,10 @@ const Sidebar: FC<SidebarProps> = ({ height }) => {
         }
       : undefined,
     {
-      action: () =>
-        resetStorage(rootFs).finally(() => window.location.reload()),
+      action: () => {
+        setHaltSession(true);
+        resetStorage(rootFs).finally(() => window.location.reload());
+      },
       icon: <Power />,
       name: "Power",
       tooltip: "Clears session data and reloads the page.",
diff --git a/contexts/session/types.ts b/contexts/session/types.ts
index d695aa9d..97d630ef 100644
--- a/contexts/session/types.ts
+++ b/contexts/session/types.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export type SessionContextState = SessionData & {
   sessionLoaded: boolean;
   setClockSource: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<ClockSource>>;
   setForegroundId: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string>>;
+  setHaltSession: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setIconPositions: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<IconPositions>>;
   setRunHistory: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<string[]>>;
   setSortOrder: (
diff --git a/contexts/session/useSessionContextState.ts b/contexts/session/useSessionContextState.ts
index 6a356b47..a00f565b 100644
--- a/contexts/session/useSessionContextState.ts
+++ b/contexts/session/useSessionContextState.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ const useSessionContextState = (): SessionContextState => {
     },
     []
   );
+  const [haltSession, setHaltSession] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (sessionLoaded) {
+    if (sessionLoaded && !haltSession) {
       writeFile(
         SESSION_FILE,
         JSON.stringify({
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ const useSessionContextState = (): SessionContextState => {
     }
   }, [
     clockSource,
+    haltSession,
     iconPositions,
     runHistory,
     sessionLoaded,
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ const useSessionContextState = (): SessionContextState => {
     sessionLoaded,
     setClockSource,
     setForegroundId,
+    setHaltSession,
     setIconPositions,
     setRunHistory,
     setSortOrder,