Usually this is done by pressing a small button hidden on the hardware device. This, however, appears uncomfortable as it requires the use of the stylus or a pin and on some devices (such as on HTC Touch HD), the key to the Soft-Reset is even located under the back cover, a very awkward position.

With this program, however the operation is much simpler. Run the program, and press yes on the confirmation dialogue the device will restart itself.

The program was originally in Italian, but it can be translated into any language very easily. To change the message simply create a file "lang.ini" in the same folder containing the text you want to view and you are done.