You might need to wait a few seconds before pressing the keys, to give your Mac more time to recognize the keyboard as it starts up.
Then press and hold the key combination after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac. If you can't shut down, press and hold the power button for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off. If you can't get a key combination to work when restarting your Mac, shut down your Mac first. Press and hold all keys in the combination together, not one at a time.
Guidelines for using these key combinations If you're not using a Mac with Apple silicon, you're using an Intel-based Mac. Release the power button when you see the startup options screen, which shows your startup disks and a gear icon labeled Options.įrom this window you can start up from a different disk, start up in safe mode, use macOS Recovery, and more. Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button as your Mac starts up. On a Mac with Apple siliconįind out if you have a Mac with Apple silicon Learn about the Mac features and tools that you can access by holding down one or more keys during startup.
