How to Restart a Mac

What you need: A Mac that responds when you click its menus.

Before you begin: Save your work and close your documents. Restart turns the Mac off and starts it again automatically.

1. Click the Apple menu (the Apple logo) in the upper-left corner of the screen.
2. Click Restart.
3. In the confirmation window, click Restart.
4. Wait while the Mac restarts. Keep a Mac laptop's lid open. The screen goes dark briefly before the Mac starts again.
5. Wait for the sign-in screen or your desktop to appear.

Expected result: The Mac has restarted and shows the sign-in screen or your desktop.