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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 ⌽. The current Mac operating system is macOS, originally named 'Mac OS X' until 2012 and then 'OS X' until 2016. Developed between 1997 and 2001 after Apple's purchase of NeXT, Mac OS X brought an entirely new architecture based on NeXTSTEP, a Unix system, that eliminated many of the technical challenges that the classic Mac OS faced. Microsoft is piloting Mac OS support for its social service AltspaceVR. The test is “intended to help us better understand the feasibility of expanding AltspaceVR to Mac OS” and you can give it a.

If you’re used to using Control-Alt-Delete on a Windows PC to display the Task Manager and have recently switched to using a Mac, you’re probably wondering what the Mac equivalent to Control-Alt-Delete is.

Well, the bad news is that there isn’t a direct replacement. However, there are a few different ways to accomplish the same thing on a Mac, like force quitting applications or checking on the system resources being used by applications. In this article, we’ll show you how.

The alternatives to Control-Alt-Delete on a Mac

The closest equivalent to the well-known Windows keyboard shortcut on a Mac is Command-Option (Alt)-Escape. Pressing those three keys together pulls up a window displaying currently-running apps. It also shows you any apps that have hung and allows you to force quit them.

How to force quit applications on a Mac

1. Press Command-Option-Escape.
2. Choose the application you want to quit.
3. Press Force Quit.

You can also access the Force Quit box from the Apple menu, by choosing Force Quit. And If you right-click or Control-click on a hung application in the Doc, an option to force quit it will appear in the contextual menu. If the Force Quit doesn’t appear, press the Option key while right-clicking, and you’ll see it.

How to see more information about applications on the Mac

Windows Task Manager does more than just allow you to force quit misbehaving applications. It displays a list of currently running processes and shows you the proportion of available system resources they’re using. These can both be viewed on your Mac using Activity Monitor, a very handy tool tucked away in the Utilities folder.

How to use Activity Monitor

1. Go to Applications > Utilities.
2. Double-click on Activity Monitor.
3. Click on any tab, e.g. CPU, to see the percentage of resources being used by running processes.
4. Click on any column header to order processes according to their value in that column. Click the column header again to reverse the order.
5. If you see a process that’s taking up too many resources, select it and press the “X” button in the toolbar to quit it.

Control hung and heavy consuming apps with CleanMyMac X

Most of the time when your Mac is slow and unresponsive, there’s a particular app to blame. Some applications put too much pressure on Mac’s CPU making your whole system slow. Detecting and quitting those apps can considerably improve your Mac performance.

With CleanMyMac X, you can easily handle heavy consumers. It’s Optimization feature will identify hung applications and show you apps that are consuming lots of resources. CleanMyMac X is notarized by Apple, which proves it’s safe for your Mac.

Here’s how to manage heavy consuming apps:

1. Download the free edition of CleanMyMac X and install it.
2. Choose Optimization from the sidebar on the left.
3. Press View All Items.
4. Review the Hung Applications and Heavy Consumers sections.

CleanMyMac X also has a convenient menu bar item, which briefly informs you on current CPU load and memory status and lets you monitor CPU and disk usage, as well as free up RAM when you need to.

Manage login items

Login items are applications and utilities that launch when you log into your account. They run in the background so many users don’t notice them, until they start consuming too much memory.

In Windows you can manage login items using Control-Alt-Delete. Here’s how to do it on a Mac.

1. Click the Apple menu and choose System Preferences.
2. Go to Users & Groups.
3. Select the Login Items tab.
4. Click on any login item you want to remove.
5. Press the “–” button at the bottom of the window.

Force restart your Mac

If force quitting applications doesn’t solve problems you’re having with your Mac and the whole thing is frozen, you may need to restart it. However, if it has hung and all you can see is the beachball, you won't be able to use the restart option in the Apple menu. In this case, press and hold the power button until you see the Apple logo on the screen. If you have a MacBook with a Touch Bar, the power button is the Touch ID button.

There is no direct alternative to Control-Alt-Delete on the Mac, and the Mac doesn’t have a task manager like Windows. However, there are several things you can do to replicate the features available in Task Manager, like force quitting apps and viewing the status of resources on your Mac. CleanMyMac X can also warn you when system resources run low and help quickly free up RAM.

Alt key on Mac is indeed exist. And it’s called Option key.

Windows vs Mac—there are so many differences. A lot of our customers have used a PC before and then decide they want to switch to Mac for better performance, nicer design, or for better security. However, they were afraid they would have a hard time getting used to the macOS keyboard. We hear questions like, “How can I close a Window? The Mac keyboard doesn’t have the Alt + F4 shortcut.” We always give them two answers:

1. With Parallels Desktop for Mac you have the choice to use the same keyboard shortcuts you had on your PC.

2. If you want to use the Mac keyboard you will experience that the alt key is very different, as we explain in this blog post.

Where is the Alt key on a Mac keyboard?

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The PC-keyboard equivalent of Alt on a Mac is called the Option key, and you’ll find the Option Key on your Mac if you go two keys to the left of the spacebar. However, the option key on a Mac keyboard is used in a different way than the alt key on a Windows PC. In terms of functionality, the alt key in Windows is often more comparable with the Command key than with the Option key on a Mac. You might be also familiar with the Ctrl and Alt keys from your PC. On your Mac keyboard, you have Command (⌘ cmd), Control (ctrl), and Option (⌥ alt) keys.

How do Windows shortcuts change on a Mac?

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Check out some equivalents of popular Windows alt shortcuts on a Mac, which might be especially helpful for those users who are new to Mac:

When running Windows on a Mac with Parallels Desktop, is it possible to use Windows shortcuts on a Mac?

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If you run Windows on your Mac with Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can configure your keyboard shortcuts the way you want to work, with either macOS or Windows shortcuts. Click here for more information on how to set the different shortcuts.

You can find even more useful Mac shortcuts in the infographic here.

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Missing your Start Menu and familiar Windows look and feel? You can use Parallels Desktop and have Windows 10 along with your favorite Windows apps on your new Mac.