Ctrl + Alt + Delete on Windows provides a variety of functions, the main one of interest being the Task Manager. Is there an equivalent keyboard shortcut & indeed Task Manager for carrying out such tasks as quitting an application that maybe "hanging" (amongst other things) for Apple Macs, or indeed anything similar ?
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4Please describe what specific functionalities you are looking for.– GerryCommented Mar 19, 2013 at 12:26
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2@Simon Of interest: Bill Gates admits Control-Alt-Delete was a mistake, blames IBM theverge.com/2013/9/26/4772680/…– SimonCommented Sep 26, 2013 at 13:31
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The keyboard shortcut you’re looking for is ⌘ + ⌥ + ⎋, alternatively known as command + option + escape. This will bring up the Force Quit Applications window (see screenshot below).
answered Mar 19, 2013 at 11:34
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11Is Activity Monitor equivalent or similar to the Windows Task Manager ?– SimonCommented Mar 19, 2013 at 11:37
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1@Simon If you want to see in more detail what's going on instead of just force-quitting an app, yes. The force-quit shortcut is much easier to use if you just want to quickly kill a misbehaving application.– MattieCommented Mar 19, 2013 at 12:54
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6I had no idea that ⎋ was Escape -- thanks for clearing this up for me!– GauravCommented May 22, 2015 at 21:12
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@MathiasBynens what about now? this doesn't seem to be the case in mac Mojave.– tatsuCommented Jun 21, 2019 at 8:14
There is no all in one equivalent:
The equivalent of the Windows Task Manager is The Activity Monitor app.
The equivalent of Close Session or Shut Down are found in the Apple Menu.
The equivalent of Change Password is the Users pane of the Configuration app.
The equivalent of Lock Computer is "Login Window..." under the User (your user name) menu.
answered Mar 19, 2013 at 13:35
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@Simon - I don't know: I don't need it. But if somebody has the answer, feel free to edit my answer or add it as comment. Commented Mar 19, 2013 at 14:04
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7For "Lock Computer" see apple.stackexchange.com/questions/64/…– nohillside ♦Commented Mar 19, 2013 at 14:12
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5@Simon Added Lock Computer equivalent. You can also set the screen saver to require a password and just activate the screen saver when you leave your desk (I use a hot corner to do this).– devios1Commented Mar 19, 2013 at 18:10
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1If you just need to lock your computer quickly, you can press either Control+Shift+Eject or in keyboards without an Eject key you can use Control+Shift+Power– OMACommented Dec 19, 2014 at 10:20
To complete previous answers :
- The shortcut control-eject brings up the shutdown/reboot confirmation dialog (I use this a lot : you just have to type control-eject then enter to shutdown. Very handy!)
- Pressing cmd-shift-Q brings up the quit session confirmation dialog.
Alt/Option-Command-Esc to force applications to quit.
For Task Manager style stuff Activity Monitor is it by default and its not key invoked.
You could attach a key combo in preferences to Activity Monitor
Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> App Shortcuts -->
Application: Finder
Menu Title: whatever
Keyboard Shortcut: You key combo.
If you just need to lock your computer quickly, you can press:
Control ⌃+Shift ⇧+Eject
Edit: Unfortunately, one of Apple's OS updates killed the above key combination for no good reason. So the only key combination available now is this less convenient one (if you have a Mac Mini or an iMac you have to press the physical Power button on the computer in addition to the other two keys in the keyboard):
Control ⌃+Shift ⇧+Power ⌽
You can use Activity Monitor and create a global keyboard shortcut to it via BetterTouchTool.
answered Mar 19, 2013 at 13:39
I normally open terminal. Then use top and kill the process.
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5Two problems with this answer: 1 you're starting a new process which will suck on a bogged down machine. 2 anybody unfamiliar with terminal will need a little more info. Commented Jun 30, 2014 at 1:55
see http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22781?viewlocale=en_US That is the answer to Ctrl + Alt + Delete on a PC.
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2Answers on Ask Different need to be more than just a link. It's okay to include a link, but please summarize or excerpt it in the answer. The idea is to make the answer stand alone.– nohillside ♦Commented Jan 29, 2014 at 22:53
Ctrl + Shift + ESC gives you the task manager. This solved my problem. Credit to: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3718443?start=15&tstart=0
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4How does this add to or improve on apple.stackexchange.com/a/86015/237 or other answers here?– mmmmmmCommented Jul 22, 2014 at 22:03
Fn+Ctrl+Opt(Alt)+Delete.
Ctrl + Alt + Delete in Windows is equivalent to Command + fn + delete in Mac OS X
