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If your MacBook or desktop Mac is slowing to a crawl or frozen, these are the easiest and simplest ways to hard-restart your Mac device.

To restart an Intel Mac in Recovery Mode, hold Command+R when the computer restarts. For Apple Silicon Macs, press and hold the power button until startup options show on the screen.