Hold down the Command and Option keys then press the power button to restart the computer. Macs have a separate key combination to force a reboot: Command-Option-Power.
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dmg Files on a Mac Ctrl Alt Delete Apple Keyboard How to Force Reboot or Shut Down a Mac? Press Ctrl Alt Del Apple Keyboard The Specialists WebcomicĪlso useful: How to Install. You can also force a hanging application to quit by right-clicking (CTRL + Click) on its icon in the Dock and choosing 'Force Quit' from the context menu. Choose one and press the Force Quit button to immediately end that application. This will bring up the Force Quit window showing a list of your open applications.
Hold down the CTRL and Option keys (located on either side of the space bar) then press the Escape key. You can use those commands to force-quit frozen apps on the Mac. The Mac equivalent of CTRL + ALT + DEL (Control + Alt + Delete) is Command + Option + Escape. It's used to bring up the task manager, and when pressed twice will reboot the computer.Ĭontents How do I use CTRL + ALT + DEL on a Mac? No doubt most people who've switched to Mac computers from the PC world are familiar with the CTRL + ALT + DEL command. May just leave it like that, but it'd nice to figure this out. And ctrl+alt+fn+del doesn't work either.įor now I've disabled the 'require ctrl+alt+del at logon' option on the Windows machine.
I guess it's a matter of the del is actually the forward del which isn't present on the wireless keyboard. Hey, now! No snarky comments, I don't need to end task stuff, just need the ctrl+alt+del for logon. Having trouble with the ctrl+alt+del key combination. We need Windows on this machine but folks like how small, light, and cute the Apple wireless keyboard is. Trying one of the brushed aluminum wireless keyboards on a Windows machine.