Mac computers are known for their stability, making their owners much less likely to experience crashes and system freezes. However, sometimes this still happens with computers. Apple. This is usually caused by an application that crashes or freezes.
To restore operation, sometimes it is enough to force close the program and start it again. However, in rare cases, the Mac freezes completely and macOS does not respond to any command. The computer freezes until the user intervenes and reboots the system.
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How to Restart a Mac
Method 1: Menu button
- Click the "Menu" button in the upper left corner of the screen (Apple branded apple).
Press the “Menu” button in the upper left corner of the screen
- Click Reboot.
Click “Reboot”
- Click the "Reboot" button in the pop-up menu to confirm (as in the picture below).
Click “Reboot”
- After this, the pop-up will start counting down from 60 seconds so if you select Restart and walk away, the computer will complete its task. You can also immediately click the Restart button to complete the countdown and restart your computer. This timer (at 60 seconds) also doubles as a safety net type; if you accidentally select Restart, the Cancel button will bail you out.
Method 2: Shutdown window
the Command+Eject keyboard shortcut
- press Command+Eject at the same time;
Press the Command+Eject key combination at the same time
- in the window that appears, click “Restart” to reboot.
In the window that appears, click “Restart”
Method 3. Instant reboot without confirmation
Control+Command+Eject to restart your Mac
- press Control+Command+Eject at the same time;
Press Control+Command+Eject at the same time
- your Mac will instantly reboot without confirming this command.
Rebooting MacBook Using Keyboard
The first method is to reboot using the keyboard. This type of startup is the simplest and fastest, but has its drawbacks, since a so-called hard reboot is performed. Such a process is not always desirable due to its aggressiveness.
How to restart a MacBook from the keyboard? To perform this action, you need to hold down the power key for at least five seconds, otherwise the system will simply go into sleep mode, after which the device will turn off. As soon as the MacBook turns off, you will need to turn on the equipment or start recovery mode.
How to automatically open applications after reboot
If you need to restart your Mac but want to keep your apps and windows, OS X gives you that option too.
- Click the menu button in the upper left corner of the screen (again, Apple's signature apple). Click "Reboot...".
Click the menu button in the upper left corner of the screen, then click “Restart…”
- Check if you have a checkmark on “Reopen all windows at login”, as in the picture below. If you do not want to reopen all windows and applications, you do not need to check the box.
Check the box “Reopen all windows at login”, then click “Restart...”
- Click the "Reboot" button in the pop-up menu to confirm (as in the picture above).
This option can be very handy if you need to restart your Mac while working on a large project or want to get your windows and tabs to show up again while browsing the web. If you'd rather just start with a clean slate, uncheck the box.
How to Fix Freezes on Mac: Stop Sending Reports to Apple
By default, MacOS sends an error report directly to Apple when something happens to an application. This is done so that MacOS developers can continue to improve the operating system.
However, if you do not want to send any reports to Apple, then you can disable automatic sending in System Preferences:
- Open System Preferences.
- Click on Protection and Security.
- Next, click on the Lock icon in the lower left corner and enter your Administrator password (you know it, don’t you?)
- Select Privacy - Diagnostics and Usage.
- Disable the option that will refer to sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.
- Click on the Lock icon again and close System Preferences.
Now, when a message appears about closing the application, you will receive both a “Reopen” button and a “Submit Report” button. That is, the “Reopen” button now simply opens the application again and nothing else.
How to Restart a Mac If Another User is Signed In
If you try to restart your computer while other users are logged in, your Mac will ask for their usernames and passwords before it can restart.
- Click the menu button in the upper left corner of the screen (again, Apple's signature apple). Click "Reboot..."
Click the menu button in the upper left corner of the screen, then click “Restart…”
- Ask the other user(s) to enter their username and password (like in the picture below).
Another user must enter their username and password
- Click the Reboot button in the pop-up menu to confirm.
Click “Restart”
Keyboard shortcuts to reboot the device
The best way to reboot the device is a special key combination. It allows you to safely and quickly restart the device, and the combinations themselves are not complicated, and remembering them will not be difficult. You can restart your MacBook using key combinations in one of the following ways:
- You need to press the Control key and the power button at the same time, and then in the window that appears you will be presented with three actions to choose from: shutdown, reboot, sleep mode. Select the required action using the cursor.
- To immediately reboot the device, you need to hold down the following key combination Control-Command-Power (Power or Eject - the top right button on the keyboard). The method is convenient in that the system will not prompt the user for an action, but will immediately reboot.
- The keyboard shortcut Command-Option-Control-Power will turn off the device, then use the power button to start the MacBook back. With this method, all programs that were open will automatically close, and when working with text documents, files will be automatically saved. The device will be disconnected without a prompt window.
- To reboot the device, as well as find out the cause of the problem, you need to use the Command + V combination, after which the device will conduct diagnostics and indicate the problem that has arisen in the system.
- Command-S - serves to restart in single-user mode. The team will handle the troubleshooting themselves.
- There are often cases in which the reason the MacBook freezes is a running program, and if the user encounters it, then there is no need to rush to restart the MacBook. You can close the problematic program using the keyboard shortcut Command+Q.
- If problems arise with audio or video (this situation is considered last because it is quite rare) or incorrect operation of the coolers (if the user hears the active operation of the cooling system with minimal equipment load), it is necessary to reset the PRAM settings. To do this, you need to start the MacBook with the Option+Command+P+R keys pressed, and the device will launch the latest hardware settings saved in the database.
Remote Mac Reboot
You can also restart your computer remotely. To do this, do the following:
- Click the "Menu" button in the top left corner of the screen and go to "System Preferences" (as in the image below).
Click the “Menu” button in the upper left corner of the screen and go to “System Preferences”
- Click on the “Sharing” icon.
Click on the “Sharing” icon
- Where “Remote Login” is located, check the box and close the window.
Check the box for “Remote Login” and close the window
Click on the “Quit System Preferences” button
- In Google search, enter what is my ip.
In Google search enter what is my ip
- Google will show your IP address (as in the picture below). Write it down.
Write down your IP address
- Log into another computer that is on the same network.
- Open the Terminal application.
Open the Terminal application
- Use your IP address and enter ssh [email protected]_address as in the picture below (to log into the computer remotely).
Use your IP address and enter ssh [email protected] _address
- In a terminal window, type reboot and press Enter to restart your computer.
Type reboot and press Enter to restart the computer
Reboot your device into recovery mode
This question does not arise often, and yet: how to restart a MacBook in recovery mode? If the device freezes during an update or in other cases, you can use the NetBoot network image to restore the system. To do this, you need to hold down the N key when turning on the device. The method allows you to access the boot image of the Mac OS, which is located on the server; it will not work if you disconnect the IMac from the Internet.
The next method also requires an Internet connection. When rebooting the system in recovery mode, you need to start the MacBook with the Command + R key combination pressed. This will allow you to start working with the disk (diagnostics and formatting) or reinstall the system.
If your MacBook freezes during an update or the operating system is faulty, you need to identify and fix the problem. To do this, you need to use This will load only the necessary system functions. To use Safe Boot Mode, you need to restart your iMac and while booting up, hold down Shift until the boot indicator appears. If you have multiple operating systems installed on your MacBook, you can select a boot disk. To perform this operation, you must hold down the Option key when starting the device.
Every time a user wonders how to reboot a MacBook, it is necessary to understand that rebooting is not turning the device on and off, it is a complex process in which the equipment must save data and perform a safe shutdown. Therefore, it is not recommended to perform a hard shutdown of the device; it is better to wait a little or try all safe methods, otherwise it may lead to hard drive failure. Also, if the device is completely frozen and does not allow you to open the command window, it is best to use a key combination, which will avoid further problems with the system. Never remove the battery and wait for your MacBook to run out!
Other options for restarting your Mac
If you want to troubleshoot your Mac, you may need a more specific reboot process than the default for OS X. Here are some of the most common reboot options for fixing errors or otherwise cleaning up your computer. In order to use them during the reboot/shutdown process, you will have to hold down one of the following hotkey combinations.
Hotkey combination to restart Mac
List of additional keyboard shortcuts that may be useful.
| Keyboard shortcut | Function |
| Option | Reboot into the boot manager, which allows you to choose which drive you want to boot from if you have multiple drives |
| C | Reboot and boot from optical or USB drive |
| D | Reboot into Apple Hardware Test (pre-2013 Mac OS) or Apple Diagnostics (post-2013 Macintosh). This troubleshooting program can help with identifying any problem that may be occurring on your system |
| Option+D | Reboot into the online version of Apple Hardware Test (or Apple Diagnostics) |
| N | Restart from a compatible NetBoot server (if you have one) |
| Option+N | Use the boot image (default) on the NetBoot server |
| Command+R | Reboot into the OS X Recovery Utility (macOS Recovery System), which allows you to reinstall, repair, or restore your Mac |
| Command+Option+ R | Reboot into the macOS online recovery system |
| Command+Option+R+P | Reboot and reset NVRAM, which may help resolve speaker, screen resolution, or disk startup issues |
| Command-S | Restarting in Single User Mode to Troubleshoot |
| T | Reboot into target drive mode, which allows you to connect one Mac as a drive for another |
| X | Forced startup of Mac OS X |
| Command+V | Reboot into verbose mode (with verbose output) to troubleshoot |
Where to repair Macbook, iMac and iPhone
Checklist for choosing a reliable service center for repairing Apple equipment
Prices
Fair, not overpriced and not underestimated. There should be prices on the Service website. Necessarily! without asterisks, clear and detailed, where technically possible - as accurate and conclusive as possible.
Deadlines
If spare parts are available, up to 85% of complex repairs can be completed in 1-2 days. Modular repairs require much less time. The website shows the approximate duration of any repair.
Warranty and responsibility
A guarantee must be given for any repairs. Everything is described on the website and in the documents. The guarantee is self-confidence and respect for you. A 3-6 month warranty is good and sufficient. It is needed to check quality and hidden defects that cannot be detected immediately. You see honest and realistic terms (not 3 years), you can be sure that they will help you.
Stock
Half the success in Apple repair is the quality and reliability of spare parts, so a good service works with suppliers directly, there are always several reliable channels and your own warehouse with proven spare parts for current models, so you don’t have to waste extra time.
Free diagnostics
This is very important and has already become a rule of good manners for the service center. Diagnostics is the most difficult and important part of the repair, but you don't have to pay a penny for it, even if you don't repair the device based on its results.
Service repairs and delivery
A good service values your time, so it offers free delivery. And for the same reason, repairs are carried out only in the workshop of a service center: they can be done correctly and according to technology only in a prepared place.
Convenient schedule
If the Service works for you, and not for itself, then it is always open! absolutely. The schedule should be convenient to fit in before and after work. Good service works on weekends and holidays. We are waiting for you and working on your devices every day: 9:00 - 21:00
The reputation of professionals consists of several points
Company age and experience
Reliable and experienced service has been known for a long time. If a company has been on the market for many years and has managed to establish itself as an expert, people turn to it, write about it, and recommend it. We know what we are talking about, since 98% of incoming devices in the service center are restored. Other service centers trust us and refer complex cases to us.
How many masters in areas
If there are always several engineers waiting for you for each type of equipment, you can be sure: 1. there will be no queue (or it will be minimal) - your device will be taken care of right away. 2. you give your Macbook for repair to an expert in the field of Mac repairs. He knows all the secrets of these devices
Technical literacy
If you ask a question, a specialist should answer it as accurately as possible. So that you can imagine what exactly you need. They will try to solve the problem. In most cases, from the description you can understand what happened and how to fix the problem.
Openness of the service is the key to mutual trust and cooperation
Social media
If they are trying to organize a convenient service for you, you will definitely find the company on VK, Facebook, Instagram, and of course, on the Youtube channel. Here you can always, in an informal setting, look at the life of the service from the inside, evaluate examples of repairs, and communicate with specialists live. It’s convenient, and now you simply can’t live without social networks 
Faces of the company
Apple's seasoned experts and engineers are superheroes, but they don't wear masks. On the website and on social networks you can always see who you are going to, see photos and learn a little about the engineers and service managers. You can write to each of them, suggest or clarify something with someone with whom you have already communicated.
Reviews
You can understand a lot from reviews if you treat them correctly. The overall assessment of the service should be positive and high. But the rating cannot be maximum. Reviews can be both positive and negative, the main thing is that they respond to them, communicate, make decisions, help, that is, treat them like a human being.
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How to force a Mac to reboot if it's frozen or slow
If your Mac is frozen, slow, or otherwise won't allow you to restart when you want it to (and nothing else works), then you can force shut it down and restart it. When you restart, you will lose any data that was not manually or automatically saved.
Reboot when MacBook freezes
Note! If a program is frozen and not responding, you can use the Command+Q and close the application (so as not to restart/turn off the computer).
It is better to wait a little before closing a frozen application. It may be that this application is trying to process your last request. The cursor in this case looks like this.
Cursor view when an application freezes on Mac
- when the usual methods do not help, use the “Force Quit...” command, as in the picture below;
We use the command “Force Quit...”
- In the window that appears, select the frozen application and click “End”.
Select the frozen application and click “End”
Important! If your Mac does not respond to anything and is frozen because nothing helps, not even hotkeys, then you will have to resort to a hard restart or emergency shutdown.
To do this, hold down the Power button for 5 seconds until your Mac turns off.
Hold down the power button for 5 seconds, then turn on the computer again
Press the power button to turn your computer back on.
How to Force Restart MacBook (Pro, Air 2020 and Later)
With the release of the updated MacBook Pro in 2020, Apple deprived the laptop of the usual physical power button. In its place is now the Touch ID sensor.
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You can turn off the laptop by holding down the Touch ID key for a few seconds. To turn on the laptop again, you need to close and open the lid again.
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Forced shutdown
Another common situation is when the MacBook stops responding to any of your actions: the mouse cursor does not move, key combinations do not work, the MacBook behaves inappropriately.
In this case, we will have to perform a forced shutdown or, as I call it, a “hard restart.” To do this, press the MacBook's power button (the top-right button on the keyboard) and hold it until the computer screen goes dark (about 10 seconds or more).
Be patient and don't get nervous, KEEP the button pressed UNTIL THE SCREEN GOES OUT!
After your computer screen goes dark, you can turn your MacBook back on by pressing the power button once.
