You may need to force restart a Mac in case your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer remains blocked at startup, that he does not lights up more, that he gets stuck on a black screen, if he lights up then goes out at startup or that it simply does not start anymore. Fortunately, there are methods for force start or to force shutdown a Macbook Pro or Macbook Air device. You will first need to check that thefood is correct: is the charger cable not damaged and are the ports free? It will also be necessary to ensure that there is no problem with the power button from your Apple device. In this article, you will find the different ways to force start your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer.

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What to do if your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer does not start

First of all, it will be necessary check some aspects of your Apple device, such asécran, power cable, ports as well as external devices. Here is the exhaustive list of what you should check:

Power cable and ports

Check the state of your charger and the power cable. If they are too worn out or damaged, then your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer may just be discharged, that's why even forcing a restart of the device nothing will happen. Then use another charger or power cable to fully charge your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer.

The screen of your Macbook

It is possible that the problem is with the screen and not with your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer itself. You will then have to first check and adjust the brightness of your screen (this may seem silly, but you can sometimes worry about a black screen when it is just too low a brightness), check connections or adjust certain settings.

External peripherals

It may be that some external devices such as printers, external hard drives, keyboards (or the like) are preventing your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer from starting up properly. Please unplug and try to boot your Apple device again before you force restart your computer.

Force restart a Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer

For force restart your computer Macbook Pro or Macbook Air, nothing could be simpler. You just need to hold down the power button during an ten seconds until you hear a small “click” which will confirm that the power has been turned off. Wait for a ten seconds additional then relight your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer.

Recovery mode to force restart a Mac

To start a Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer by recovery mode, you will need to press the power button on your Mac to turn it on and then press the key directly and simultaneously Order as well as the key R. This will give you access to the disk utilities. All you have to do is click on the green icon of your named hard drive Disk Utility then Check the disc. An error message may then appear on your screen. You will then have the opportunity to restore them.

Safe mode

Le safe mode gives you the opportunity to restart your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer despite all the problems he encounters. So your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer will start without loading software. Safe Mode thus checks your disk and removes some system caches.

To launch Safe Mode, you will need to turn off your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer. Turn on your Macbook Pro or Macbook Air computer by simultaneously pressing the key May. A window will then open, the option Start without extensions will then be displayed on your screen.