How do I hard reset my Mac with keys?

How to Hard Reset MacBook Air or MacBook Pro

  1. To force a restart your MacBook, you need to press and hold down the Command (⌘) button, the Control (Ctrl) key, and the power button at the same time.
  2. Hold these keys down until your MacBook’s screen goes blank and the computer restarts itself.

How do you restart a frozen MacBook Pro?

To force shut down your Mac, press and hold the power button until the screen goes black. This might take 10 seconds or more; just keep holding the button. After your Mac shuts down, wait a few moments to let it cool off, then briefly press the power button again to restart it.

How do I force my MacBook Pro to restart without the power button?

All it takes to force a restart of a frozen MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is to press down on the Touch ID button until the device reboots.

How do you reset the NVRAM PRAM and SMC on a Mac?

To reset your NVRAM, you use exactly the same procedure you once used to reset PRAM. Shut down your Mac. Press the power button, and as soon as you power up the laptop, hold down Command-Option-P-R. Keep holding down those keys for about 20 seconds.

What is a PRAM reset Mac?

Introduction. NVRAM (nonvolatile random-access memory) is a small amount of memory that your Mac uses to store certain settings and access them quickly. PRAM (Parameter RAM) stores similar information, and the steps for resetting NVRAM and PRAM are the same.

How do I reset the BIOS on a MacBook Pro?

First, power down your Mac, turn it on, then immediately press the following keys at the same time: Option, Command, P, and R. You can release the keys after you hear the startup chime. Apple says you might need to readjust settings for volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, and time zone afterward.

How do I reset Apple SMC?

To reset the SMC on Intel-based Mac Pro, iMac, and Mac mini computers, as well as Xserve: 1 Shut down the computer. 2 Unplug the power cord and all peripherals. 3 Wait fifteen seconds.