Restarting a Macbook Pro is the easiest thing on a Macbook. Sometimes you need to restart your computer and close all the programs to optimize its performance. When you are installing macOS updates you also need to restart your Macbook. In this case, the update starts installing when the computer restarts. There are two ways to restart your Macbook Pro but the easiest way is by using the Menu bar Let me show you how to do it :
How to Restart Your MacBook Pro Using the Menu Bar
- Open the Apple Menu
- Click on the ‘Apple’ icon located in the top-left corner of your screen.
- Select Restart
- In the pull-down menu, click ‘Restart’.
- Confirm Restart
- In the popup menu, click ‘Restart’ to immediately reboot.
- If you do nothing, the Mac will restart automatically after a minute.
- Adjust Reopen Windows Option
- If you don’t want app windows that are already open to re-open when your Mac restarts, uncheck ‘Reopen windows when logging back in’.
Using this method, you will have the opportunity to save unsaved work before your Mac restarts.
How to Restart Your MacBook Pro Using the Power Button
If your MacBook Pro isn’t responding, you can restart it using the power button. Here’s how:
- Use the Power Button
- Press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds and wait for another 5 seconds.
- Wait and Reboot
- After some time press down the power button again to restart your machine.
- Use Keyboard
- Press and hold “Control + Command + Power keys” and wait until the screen goes dark. After a while you Macbook will restart on its own
Note: With these methods, your unsaved work is will be lost.
