If you want to refresh a page without hitting the refresh icon, here are a few ways to do it: • Press the F5 key (or hold down Fn and press F5) • Control + R (Windows) • Command + R (Mac) Force-refreshing a web page is another option you can do with shortcuts. When you force-refresh a page, it clears the current page’s cache. This means that you only see the most recent version of the browser page. Check out how to force-refresh pages like a pro: • Control + F5 or Control + browser refresh icon (Windows) • Command + Shift + R or Shift + R (Mac, Safari)