Here’s our guide on how to force shutdown a Mac, whether it’s seemingly unresponsive or you’re merely looking to bypass the slew of warning dialogues when shutting the system down the old-fashioned way. Also, check out our quick guide onhow to shut down a PC using Airytec Switch Off...
How to Force Restart Any Frozen Mac with the Power Button This works nearly the same on any modern Mac, with the difference being whether the Mac has a physical power button on the back of the machine or if it’s like the MacBook line, where the power button is on the keyboard. In ...
Take it to the nearest Apple Service Center. If you’ve tried to force shutdown Mac, reset SMC/PRAM, and update your macOS, but your Mac continues acting naughty, you’ll need to get service for your Mac. Most likely, it will be wiped — so prepare a backup in advance. Anyway, we...
Forcing a Restart or Shutdown on a Frozen Mac: What You Need to Know If your Mac is unresponsive and frozen, the only way to fix the issue is by forcing a restart or shutdown. Regardless of which macOS or Mac line you are running on (Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, iMac) or the chips...
If your Mac is frozen, you can force quit, or force it to shut down. Hopefully, you'll see an improvement when you restart!
Dec 1, 2021 6:29 AM in response to Jan2579 Hello Jan2579, We don't like to hear that your MacBook Air is frozen. If the computer is still unresponsive, you'll need to follow the force restart steps shown here: Shut down or restart your Mac Thanks for using Apple Support Communitie...
How to restart Mac using Terminal If you're a little more computer savvy (or if your MacBook's power button is broken), restart your computer with Terminal. Open Terminal. You can find it on your Launchpad. Type the command to restart Mac: sudo shutdown -r now. You can either sc...
Hold down the power button until the MacBook turns off and then turn it back on. If that doesn't work, try holding down the Command + Control + Power buttons to force a restart. If neither works, you may need to hard reset the MacBook by removing the battery. Fix 2. Check the Pe...
Step 4.Note down the PID you want to remove. Step 5.Open "Terminal" again. Step 6.Typekill [PID]. Fix 4. Restart Your Mac to Return Force Quit Function to Normal Perhaps, the simplest solution to resolve the force quit error is torestart MacBook Pro/Air. Generally, restarting the sy...
If an app gets stuck on MacOS, you can always force it to quit so you can get back to what you were doing. Follow these steps to fix the problem in no time.