You can also open the Force Quit dialog by clicking the Apple menu on your menu bar and selecting “Force Quit.”
The ‘Command+Option+Esc’ on Mac is actually similar to Windows’ Ctrl+Shift+Escape shortcut, which opens the Task Manager directly without the extra click it takes from Windows’ Control+Alt+Delete screen.) (Fun fact: Command+Option+Esc on Mac is different from the well-known ‘Control+Alt+Delete’ shortcut on Windows. You should only do this if your Mac can’t shut down normally other wise we do not recommend so.įor more info on how to restart or force shutdown any frozen Mac, check out our guide. To force your Mac to shut down, press the Power button and hold it for several seconds. If that shortcut doesn’t work, you’ll likely need to forcibly shut down and restart your Mac. This method should work even if a misbehaving application has taken over your screen and your Mac isn’t responding to other keyboard or mouse actions. To open the Force Quit dialog, press Command+Option+Esc which is the equivalent of ‘ Control+ Alt+ Delete‘ on Mac.
