


This will bring up the following screen, called the Mac Task Manager: In this image, all applications are running normally, and none are frozen. The Mac equivalent keyboard shortcut is: command + option + escape.

And you may be wondering: does Mac have an equivalent shortcut? You hold down all three buttons at the same time. On a PC, use the keyboard shortcut to force an application to close down is control + alt + delete. If your cursor is still a spinning beach ball, and clicking the 'x' doesn't close the application, then it's time to force the application to close. Be aware that you will lose any work that you haven’t saved.įirst, open the application and try one last time to close it the standard way, by clicking the red 'x' in the top left of the application: Click the red 'x' to close the application in the standard way Use this option if you need to use the application straight away.
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How to Force Quit a Mac App Control+Alt+Delete Style
