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Apps on macOS are usually well-behaved, but there are times when they can stop working or freeze and slow down your entire Mac. If that happens to you (and it might happen often if you’re playing with the latest Monterey betas), it’s time to quit the app.

The first thing to do, of course, is try to quit the app normally:

However, if the app is frozen or just won’t go away, then you need to force a quit. Again, there are a couple of ways to do this:

You may be able to find “Force Quit” in the Apple drop-down menu.

Either way, this will bring up the “Force Quit Applications” box, which will have a list of currently active apps. Highlight the troublesome app, and click on the “Force Quit” button. A pop-up will ask if you’re sure; click on “Force Quit” to finally quit the app.

Use the “Force Quite Applications” menu to shut down an erring app.

If for any reason you can’t access the “Force Quit” menu, there is another way to quit the app using the Activity Monitor, which lists all of the active processes on your Mac. To get to the Activity Monitor:

You’ll find Activity Monitor in the Applications’ Utility folder.

Once you’ve found the app, click the “x” icon at the top of the list.

Now you can either quit or force quit the app.

And if you’re still having difficulties, you can always shut down your system. You may lose some of what you’re currently working on, but it will close the app that’s driving you nuts.

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