Then just select the non-responsive program and hit 'Force Quit' which will stop that program from running. This will bring up a task manager type window that looks like this: Command+Option+ESC brings you here Here's where those keys are located on a typical Mac keyboard: Just tap COMMAND+OPTION+ESC, in that order. The easiest way to force a program to quit on your Mac is a simple key sequence similar to ctrl+alt+delete. But that doesn't work on a Mac.ĭon't worry, though - there is one super simple way to force quit on a Mac (and a couple other methods you can keep in your back pocket as well).
If you have a Windows machine, you can just use the familiar CTRL+ALT+DEL sequence to force quit whatever program is misbehaving. Or rather, a program we're in just stops responding.
It happens to the best of us: we're working away on some important project, and our trusty computer freezes.
