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===Apple macOS===

[[File:MacOS_Shutdown_Box.png|200px|thumb|[[macOS]] power management dialog box]]

In [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[macOS]] the computer can be shut down by choosing "Shut Down…" from the [[Apple Menu]] or by pressing the power key to bring up the power management dialog box and selecting button "Shut down". An administrator may also use the Unix <code>shutdown</code> [[command (computing)|command]] as well.<ref>{{man|8|shutdown|Darwin}}</ref> It can also be shut down by pressing [AltControl]+–[Option]–[Command]+–[Power] key/button (or Media Eject opticalkey), discclicking Shut Down on opticalthe drive]Apple Menu while holding the Option key, or holding the power button but this will not prompt the user anything at all.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mac keyboard shortcuts |url=https://support.apple.com/en-hk/HT201236 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref> On newer and some older Macintosh Apple computers, starting with [[Mac OS 9]], the user is given a time limit in which the computer will automatically shut down if the user does not click the "Shut Down" button.

===Unix and Linux===