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My M1 Max starts up too easily
I’m wondering if there’s an option somewhere which will stop my newish machine from turning itself on at the slightest provocation? For my older machines I have to press the power on button on the keyboard but this one starts up as soon as I turn on the shared (between various devices) electricity supply. Or if I touch ANY key by mistake – it’ll get going! Basically, can I get this machine to only start up when I press the power on button on the keyboard?
Many thanks advance.
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That’s the new Apple default. I hate it. Open the lid, or touch any key, it’s powering up! I have a situation where I have to get two HDMI and an audio interface connected BEFORE booting up (due to the specs of the app we use). But now we have to connect all the hardware while the lid is still closed. The only way to turn this function off and on is via Terminal.
To stop auto-boot-up, open the Terminal app, and type:
sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00
To re-enable auto-boot-up, open the Terminal app, and type:
sudo nvram AutoBoot=%03
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That’s really good to know Ben, many thanks!
It’s so keen to justify its existence that sometimes, when I’ve shut it down and then flicked the power off switch on the wall, it reboots itself! Fortunately the reboot is pretty quick – but my wife doesn’t always agree…
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Yes, I hate it when I send the Mac Mini to sleep.
And, then it decides to wake back up…Thank you Ben, will try that out and see what happens.
Atb
Mads -
If only there was such a simple command to work on kids at bedtime…. 😉
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I raised twin boys, yes, wish there was a command line to just shut them down at times… (sigh)
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