To use any of these key combinations, press and hold the keys immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac, or after your Mac begins to restart. Keep holding until the described behavior occurs.
Create a Shutdown Icon. To create a shutdown icon, right-click your Desktop, hover over “New,” and then select “Shortcut.” RELATED: How to Shut Down Your Windows 10 PC Using Command Prompt. The “Create Shortcut” menu appears. In the text box under “Type the location of the item,” type the following command and then click “Next”. Click on Next button and provide a name for the said Shortcut and click Finish. Right-click on it and select Properties. Assigned your desired shortcut key like F11 or F10 by just pressing it in the Shortcut key area. Click Apply and Click OK to save changes. Looking forward to your response.
- If you right-click the Start button, you'll see a lengthy pop-up shortcut menu - with 'Shut down or sign out' right near the bottom. Mouse over that option and then click 'Shut down.'
- Mar 10, 2014 This will quit open programs and shut down your Mac without you needing to intervene or hit a confirmation button. This is an extremely helpful keyboard shortcut. Put your Mac to sleep.
- Command (⌘)-R: Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system. Or use Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. macOS Recovery installs different versions of macOS, depending on the key combination you use while starting up. If your Mac is using a firmware password, you're prompted to enter the password.
- Option (⌥) or Alt: Start up to Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other available startup disks or volumes. If your Mac is using a firmware password, you're prompted to enter the password.
- Option-Command-P-R:Reset NVRAM or PRAM. If your Mac is using a firmware password, it ignores this key combination or starts up from macOS Recovery.
- Shift (⇧): Start up in safe mode. Disabled when using a firmware password.
- D: Start up to the Apple Diagnostics utility. Or use Option-Dto start up to this utility over the Internet. Disabled when using a firmware password.
- N: Start up from a NetBoot server, if your Mac supports network startup volumes. To use the default boot image on the server, hold down Option-N instead. Disabled when using a firmware password.
- Command-S: Start up in single-user mode. Disabled in macOS Mojave or later, or when using a firmware password.
- T: Start up in target disk mode. Disabled when using a firmware password.
- Command-V: Start up in verbose mode. Disabled when using a firmware password.
- Eject (⏏) or F12 or mouse button or trackpad button: Eject removable media, such as an optical disc. Disabled when using a firmware password.
If a key combination doesn't work
If a key combination doesn't work at startup, one of these these solutions might help:
- Be sure to press and hold all keys in the combination together, not one at a time.
- Shut down your Mac. Then press the power button to turn on your Mac. Then press and hold the keys as your Mac starts up.
- Wait a few seconds before pressing the keys, to give your Mac more time to recognize the keyboard as it starts up. Some keyboards have a light that flashes briefly at startup, indicating that the keyboard is recognized and ready for use.
- If you're using a wireless keyboard, plug it into your Mac, if possible. Or use your built-in keyboard or a wired keyboard. If you're using a keyboard made for a PC, such as a keyboard with a Windows logo, try a keyboard made for Mac.
- If you're using Boot Camp to start up from Microsoft Windows, set Startup Disk preferences to start up from macOS instead. Then shut down or restart and try again.
Remember that some key combinations are disabled when your Mac is using a firmware password.
Learn more
- Learn what to do if your Mac doesn't turn on.
- Learn about Mac keyboard shortcuts that you can use after your Mac has started up.
These are the default keybindings. They can be changed using the keymapper.
Note: If you're using a Mac and are having trouble with the function keys, you may need to set your F keys to function as function keys. You can do this by going to System Preferences > Keyboard, going to the Keyboard area, and checking the 'Use all F1, F2, etc' box.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ALT-ENTER | Switch to full-screen (and back). |
| ALT-PAUSE (ALT-F16 on OS X) | Pause emulation. |
| CTRL-F1 | Show the keymapper configuration screen, |
| CTRL-F4 | Update cached information about mounted drives. Useful if you changed something on a mounted drive outside of DOSBox. Also cycles through disk images mounted using IMGMOUNT. |
| CTRL-F5 | Save a screenshot (goes to capture folder). |
| CTRL-ALT-F5 | Start/Stop recording of AVI video. NOTE: You may well have some problems with this, please see Recording Video for more information. |
| CTRL-F6 | Start/Stop recording sound output to a wave file (goes to capture folder). |
| CTRL-ALT-F7 | Start/Stop recording of OPL commands. |
| CTRL-ALT-F8 | Start/Stop the recording of raw MIDI commands. |
| CTRL-F7 | Decreases frameskip. |
| CTRL-F8 | Increases frameskip. |
| CTRL-F9 | Kill (close) DOSBox. |
| CTRL-F10 | Capture/Release the mouse (if you need to use the mouse within DOSBox). |
| CTRL-F11 | Decrease DOSBox cycles (slows down the emulation). |
| CTRL-F12 | Increase DOSBox cycles (speeds up the emulation). |
| ALT-F12 | Unlock speed (turbo button). |
These default bindings are also documented in the README file accompanying the software.
Mac Os Hotkeys
Language Keys
When a keyboard layout is loaded:
| CTRL+ALT+F2 | Switch between foreign layout and US layout. |
| LEFT-ALT+RIGHT-SHIFT | Activate dual layouts (for some keyboards, e.g. GK codepage 869 and RU codepage 808). |
| LEFT-ALT+LEFT-SHIFT | Deactivate dual layouts. |
For OS X you have to use additionally + [Applekey] for the same result
INS key is [Fn] + M on OS X.
Hotkey For Mac Shutdown Tool
For Linux you have to use additionally + [win] for the same result
Shortcut For Mac Shutdown