Safari in the way

I have tried to update system to macOS Monterey but Safari will not quit for the install to be complete. I have tried to force quit, but "Quit Safari" is grayed out. Any ideas?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Nov 17, 2021 5:37 PM

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4 replies

Nov 17, 2021 5:46 PM in response to BestGma

With all other apps quit, press and hold the power button to force a hard shutdown.

Nov 18, 2021 6:54 AM in response to BestGma

Press—and hold—forces the Mac to shut down hard.

You will need to hold the power button for ~ten seconds.

But youmseem to have gotten around whatever had Safari wedged.

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Nov 18, 2021 6:41 AM in response to MrHoffman

I have tried this and Safari still will not shut down

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Nov 18, 2021 6:50 AM in response to BestGma

Third time's a charm- it worked!!

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