MBP TouchBar quesiton

[lwilliams]

How in the world do you force a Restart or Shutdown on these since you no longer have a power button?

I had a problem an hour ago with a program that locked up the computer. I could do NOTHING!!!! I could click nothing including the Force Quit menu item.

I tried closing the lid, but when I reopened, it was just as it was and the display had not went off.

Eventually, the computer shut off and immediately restarted......and back to normal.

If I had a power button, it would have been faster and easier. Is there a way to do this now that the button is gone?

 

[GoldfishRT]

You have a power button. Press down on the Touch ID sensor.

 

[SDColorado]

How in the world do you force a Restart or Shutdown on these since you no longer have a power button?

I had a problem an hour ago with a program that locked up the computer. I could do NOTHING!!!! I could click nothing including the Force Quit menu item.

I tried closing the lid, but when I reopened, it was just as it was and the display had not went off.

Eventually, the computer shut off and immediately restarted......and back to normal.

If I had a power button, it would have been faster and easier. Is there a way to do this now that the button is gone?

As GoldfishRT mentions, the fingerID is also the power button. Press and hold it for about 5 second and it should power off your machine.

 

[lwilliams]

I guess I did not had it long enough. I did try that, for about 3 seconds.

 

[Stephen.R]

fingerID

wat.

I did try that, for about 3 seconds.

~8 seconds to force power off is pretty common for pretty much every computer I've ever worked with (Macs, PCs, servers, you name it)

 

[SDColorado]

wat.


~8 seconds to force power off is pretty common for pretty much every computer I've ever worked with (Macs, PCs, servers, you name it)

Sorry "TouchID." Surely you knew what I meant. "TouchID" sounds as though it is identifying the way you "touch" the button rather than ID'ing your fingerprint. FondleID? (☉_☉)

I said in my original post that it had to be held for 5 seconds, but Apple actually says 6s "you can hold down Touch ID for six seconds to force a shut down." I obviously counted to fast

 

[Stephen.R]

Surely you knew what I meant.

I did, indeed. But "finger ID" has such a weird sound to it.. Instantly reminded me of (warning, somewhat adult humour)

 

[SDColorado]

Yeah, I was thinking Finger Print Read and TouchID and somehow what came out was FingerID.

That video is funny. Who is the comic?

 

[Stephen.R]

That video is funny. Who is the comic?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Pacquola