3 days ago Force restart your Mac through a manual shutdown Press and hold the power button for several seconds to fully turn off your Mac. Wait 10 fileslib. Easiest way: Go to the Apple menu and select Restart. From the keyboard: Hold down Control + Command + power button/eject button/Touch ID How do I manually restart my MacBook Pro? On your Mac, choose Apple menu > Restart . If you don't want app windows that are open to reopen when your Mac restarts, deselect “Reopen windows when logging back in.”
How do you restart a MacBook? Normally you can restart your Mac by choosing Apple menu > Restart . However, in some cases—for example, if your Mac becomes unresponsive—you may need to use a different startup method. Press and hold the power button on your Mac until it shuts off. After a moment, press the power button again to start your Mac.
To force shut down your Mac, press and hold the power button until the screen goes black. This might take 10 seconds or more; just keep holding the button.