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Relaunch applications

With Application Wizard you can force frozen and unresponsive applications to quit and automatically relaunch them.

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Relaunch an application

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose the application.

Relaunch all applications except the active application

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose “Force Quit and Relaunch Others”.

Relaunch all applications

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose “Force Quit and Relaunch All”.

Relaunch all applications in a group

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose “Force Quit and Relaunch All” from the group’s submenu.

Relaunch an excluded application

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose the application from the Excluded Applications submenu.

Relaunch all excluded applications

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose “Force Quit and Relaunch Excluded”.

Relaunch a background-only application or a background service

Display the Quit menu, hold down the Control key, and choose the application or service from the Background Processes submenu.

Warning: By forcing an application to quit, you may lose unsaved changes.


Related topics

Customize the Quit menu
Use the Quit menu
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