When impersonating a user for testing purposes, what is the best way to return the instance, logged in with your user account?

Turning your computer off and on again is an unnecessary and unrelated action to managing a ServiceNow user session.

Clearing the browser cache primarily addresses client-side data and does not terminate an active server-side impersonation session.

While 'End Impersonation' is the direct UI option to stop impersonating, logging out and in is a more robust method to guarantee a full session reset to your original user.

Logging out and then logging back in ensures that the previous session, including any impersonation, is fully terminated, and a new session is established with your original user credentials, providing a complete reset.