Let it go as you hear a click sound that would turn your Mac off. Press the Power key and keep holding it for the next 5-10 seconds.It is located on the top right corner of the keyboard in laptops while on desktops, it is at the back of the screen. Firstly, try to look for the Power key on your Mac.If even after closing or removing an application, your Mac computer stays frozen, then you should try to forcefully shut it down. Just select the application that you wish to close and click on the 'Force Quit' button.Īpart from being a faulty application, there could be different reasons for an Apple Mac to be frozen. A dedicated pop-up for 'Force Quit Applications' would be launched.

Alternatively, if the mouse cursor is working, then just click on the Apple logo on the top and choose the 'Force Quit' option.This is similar to Ctrl + ALT + Del in Windows. If the mouse is not responding, then you can just press the Option, Command, and Escape keys at the same time.In this case, you can forcefully close the application to unfreeze Mac. Also, if the application has stopped running out of the blue, then it can tamper with your Mac's functionality as well. Most of the time, a Mac screen gets frozen unexpectedly while running a faulty or malfunctioning application. Now when you know what could have caused your Mac to be frozen, let's dive in and learn how to fix this issue. A corrupt application or an incompatible tool can cause unexpected issues in Mac.There are times when even malfunctioning hardware or chip can also lead to this issue.