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On MacBooks with physical function (F1–F12) keys, the power button is the key in the upper right corner of the keyboard (if it's an older Mac with an optical drive, this is also the Eject button). If the system shutdown dialog appears, select Restart from the available options. Otherwise, try holding down the Control (Ctrl) key and pressing the power button.

If the OS is frozen but the mouse cursor still responds, click the Apple () symbol in the upper left corner of the screen and select Restart.If it's just an application that's frozen rather than the operating system, hold down the Option (⌥) key then right-click the offending app's icon in the Dock and select Force Quit.Ctrl Eject Force your Mac to restart, without prompting to save. Press Control+Command+Eject (or Control+Command+Power button).

Choose the Apple key and then click Restart. Force restarting a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro is generally considered a last resort, but if the worst happens and your machine freezes up, it's the quickest way of getting things running again.īefore taking this extreme option though, it's worth making sure that you've exhausted all potential software solutions. Ctrl Eject Shut down the computer now (Graceful Shutdown). To restart a Mac computer, you have three choices: Press the power button (or press Control+Eject) and, when a dialog box appears, click the Restart button.