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The simplest and most effective way to restart a MacBook

Restarting your MacBook periodically can help it run faster and allow your Mac's operating system to install any pending system updates. Below are 4 ways to restart Macbook including 1 method users can use when MacBook is frozen and unresponsive.

How to restart MacBook quickly and effectively

Method 1: Restart MacBook through the menu

The simplest and most basic way to restart a Macbook is through the menu. To restart this Macbook, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the Apple icon in the top left corner of the screen.
Step 2 : On the menu displayed on the screen, click Restart. .

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Step 3: Now the MacBook will automatically reboot.

Method 2: Use keyboard shortcuts to restart Macbook

Similar to Windows, we can use Macbook shortcuts to restart the device: 

Step 1: Press the Control key and the Eject key at the same time (there is an arrow icon pointing up on a line at the top right of the keyboard).
Step 2: Select Restart in the menu displayed on the screen to restart the MacBook.

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Method 3: Force restart MacBook with key combination

Step 1: Press and hold the Control, Command and Eject keys at the same time  to restart your Macbook computer as quickly as possible.
Step 2: This will immediately restart the MacBook. Therefore, you should save the files you are working on before using this key combination to avoid losing important data.

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Method 4: Restart MacBook manually

If your MacBook doesn't respond to any of the reboot methods mentioned above, you'll need to completely shut down your MacBook to restart it. The way to turn off the macbook here is to just hold down the power button (silver circle in the top corner of the keyboard) for about 6 seconds . The MacBook will turn off completely and users can wait a while to turn it back on.


Above are the 4 simplest ways to restart your MacBook . During use, you sometimes encounter slow booting of your Macbook . Let's join TipsMake to find out the cause and fix this situation right away! Hope you are succesful. 

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