If you need more help, post back and I'll see if I can point you in the right direction. A dialogue will pop up, asking if you want to restart, sleep, or shut down. You can use the Ctrl key on either side of your Space bar. Command + Control + Power Button: Press this keyboard shortcut to force restart your Mac. 2 Press and hold the Power button (without a Touch ID sensor) or the Media Eject button (with a Touch ID sensor). There is a lot of satisfaction in learning how to do this stuff yourself. You can use the Ctrl key on either side of your Space bar. OP, to show the desktop, use the built in trackpad gesture to perform that action. That application can be saved to the desktop or the Dock to Restart or Shut Down the computer just by clicking the application. I set 3 Finger Swipe Left to Restart the computer and CMD + 3 Finger Swipe Left to Shut Down the computer.įinally, OP can use Automator to create an application that invokes an Apple Script to perform these actions. Next thing OP can do is use the awesome application Better Touch Tool to invoke those shortcuts using gestures on the trackpad. How to Force Restart Your Mac Press and hold down the Command () and Control (Ctrl) keys along with the power button (or the Touch ID / Eject button, depending on the Mac model) until the. I created shortcuts for both Restart and Shut Down.

A few minutes of Googling and I was able to do it plus I tested out a couple of other cool options.įirst thing OP can do is create a keyboard shutout to perform both actions.

Macbook restart shortcut