How to restart the Touch Bar on macOS

The first way to manually refresh Touch Bar is via the command line.

1. Step 1: First, I start the Terminal app. I click "Go" at the top left of the task bar. I go to Programs> Utilities. ...
2. Step 2: I type the pkill "Touch Bar agent" command.
3. Step 3: I simply press the return key to kill and refresh Touch Bar.

1. How do I fix the touch bar on my Mac?
2. How do you reset the control strip on a MacBook Pro?
3. How do I reset my touch bar?
4. How do I get my touch bar back to normal?
5. Will Apple get rid of the touch bar?
6. How do I update touch bar?
7. How do I restart my MacBook Pro 2020?
8. How do I restart my MacBook Pro when the screen is black?
9. How do you reset the SMC?
10. How do I turn off the touch bar on my MacBook Pro?

How do I fix the touch bar on my Mac?

Updating the touch bar through MacBook Touch Bar the Activity Monitor

1. Go to Applications and then to Utilities.
2. Open the Activity Monitor.
3. You'll see a list of programs. Check for Touch Bar agent and click on it.
4. Force stop the application.
5. Refreshing the Control Strip.

How do you reset the control strip on a MacBook Pro?

If that doesn't work, try restarting the Control Strip, which is the far-right section of the Touch Bar. You can do this through Activity Monitor as well.
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1. Open the Activity Monitor app.
2. Locate and select Control Strip.
3. Locate and select the X button in the window's upper-left corner.
4. Select Quit.

How do I reset my touch bar?

All it takes to force a restart of a frozen MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is to press down on the Touch ID button until the device reboots.

How do I get my touch bar back to normal?

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1. Click on the Apple menu logo in the upper left corner of the screen.
2. Click on System Preferences.
3. Click on Keyboard.
4. Click the Shortcuts tab.
5. Select Function Keys from the sidebar.
6. Select an app.
7. Click the minus button.
8. Repeat with all apps.

Will Apple get rid of the touch bar?

Apple is expected to drop the Touch Bar from its upcoming MacBook Pro models and use physical function keys in its place, according to new reports from Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman. ... Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has stopped short of saying that the Touch Bar will be removed this year.

How do I update touch bar?

How to change Touch Bar settings

1. Click the Apple icon on the top left of your screen.
2. Select "System Preferences."
3. Choose "Keyboard," then navigate to the "Keyboard" tab.
4. Under the Touch Bar options, click "Touch Bar shows."
5. Then select from the menu of options which includes app buttons and the expanded Control Strip.

How do I restart my MacBook Pro 2020?

How to Force Restart Your Mac. Press and hold down the Command (⌘) and Control (Ctrl) keys along with the power button (or the ‌Touch ID‌ / Eject button, depending on the Mac model) until the screen goes blank and the machine restarts.

How do I restart my MacBook Pro when the screen is black?

Hold down the Shift+Control+Option+Power buttons for a few seconds, all at once. Release them all at the same time and power the Mac back on to see if the black display is fixed.

How do you reset the SMC?

More often than not, these issues are easily fixed by resetting your device's SMC and PRAM.
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SMC

1. Shut down the computer.
2. On the left side of the keyboard, press and hold the Shift, Control, and Option keys while simultaneously holding the power button.
3. After 10 seconds, release all of the keys.
4. Turn on your MacBook.

How do I turn off the touch bar on my MacBook Pro?

Pull up your macOS System Preferences and click on Keyboard. Look for the “Touch Bar shows” option, and change that to Expanded Control Strip—or, really, anything that isn't “App Controls.” This will prevent your Touch Bar from showing contextual buttons, or buttons that change depending on what app you're using.