Mac Shutdown Program

Computer use for a long time, it will inevitably encounter the program is dead, fan crazy turn, there is no response to the situation. may be due to program conflicts, insufficient cache or some bugs and other situations, this time we need to force quit the program, there are six kinds of methods in the MAC system to force the program to quit, you should remember at least one or two.

1. Use keyboard shortcuts to force quit MAC programs that are in active state

Shortcut key: Command+option+shift+esc, so hold a two seconds, you can force quit the current program, is the most convenient way.

2. Open the Force Exit program window

Use the shortcut key: Command+option+esc to open the "Force Quit Application" window, then select the program you want to quit, then click "Force quit" at the bottom right.

3. Force the program to exit from the dock

Hold down OPTION and then right-click on the icon in the dock to see the option to "Force exit" and select it.

4. Force the program to exit from the Apple menu in the top left corner

This is somewhat similar to the second, choose "Force quit" from the Apple menu in the top left corner, but sometimes when the program is clicked, the menu will appear unresponsive.

5. Force the program to quit using Activity Monitor

Find the Activity Monitor in applications-utilities, find the name of the program and then select the red button on the top left to force the program to quit, something like Task Manager in Windows. If none of the above methods work, then try this method.

6. Use Terminal command to force quit program

This should be considered as the last way to restart the computer, enter the following command in the terminal: Killall [program name]. For example, to opt out of safari, enter Killall Safari and return, so all the process about safari exits.

In many cases, forcing the program to quit, the previous content may be absent, you need to pay attention to.

Finally, say a forced exit program on iOS devices: Press and hold the upper power key until you are prompted to switch off the power button, and then press and hold the home key until the program exits.

Mac Shutdown Program