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Force Quit:
Force Quit is similar to End Task in Task Manager (Ctrl + Alt + Delete) on Windows
- Open the Force Quit Applications menu
- Either press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Esc
![option, command, and escape buttons](https://td.cscc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=36a2caad-e2ad-43a1-8b8c-1df35967cad6.png)
- Or choose Force Quit from the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of your screen.
![Apple menu open with "Force quit" selected](https://td.cscc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=e6b4ff57-ffa1-4257-bf1a-6e33e80303a5.png)
- Select the app that's causing problems (which may say not responding next to it)
- Click Force Quit at the bottom
![Force quit applications window open with "Google Chrome (not responding)" highlighted and](https://td.cscc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3326b017-dcf1-4332-a069-2e931ec20b9c.png)
Activity Monitor:
Activity Monitor is similar to more details version of Task Manager on Windows
- Open Activity Monitor
- Either go to Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor
- Or press Command+Spacebar and type "activity monitor", then select it from the results list
![Activity monitor window open showing a list of all processes running along with the resources they are using](https://td.cscc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=31c6b485-eb56-4d82-981a-99bb597936af.png)
If you select a process you can inspect its details (View > Inspect Process or Command+I) or kill it (View > Quit Process or Option+Command+Q). Since this displays system processes, be careful not to kill a process unless you're certain that doing so won't cause system problems.
Learn more about Activity Monitor's capabilities from Apple's Support page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201464