There is always that one rogue program that freezes and refuses to cooperate. How do you force quit this troublemaker? PC’s use the Ctrl-Alt-Del command to summon a task manager, where users can kill unresponsive processes. But how do you do a Ctrl-Alt-Del on a Mac? To do this, use a Cmmd-Opt-Esc command. This is the same as Cmmd-Alt-Esc because the “opt” or option key is also the “alt” key.
This brings up a sort of Mac Task Manager that is titled “Force Quit Applications.” Simply select the program that is giving you problems and then select “Force Quit.”
You can also access this Task Manager by clicking on the Apple sign on the upper left hand corner of your screen and selecting “Force Quit.” The same “Force Quit Applications” box will pop up. Follow the same procedure as above and select the application you want to force quit.
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