How to Power off or On Your Macbook


Sounds like a fairly simple premise. Today’s article will look at How to Power Off your Macbook Air or Pro and also by extension how to turn it back on.

This one is great for those who are new to the Mac platform and I will be using the M1 Macbook as a guide for this tutorial.

Devices this will work on.

This should work on any Mac, especially the Macbook Air or Pro that’s running Big Sur.

Video Tutorial:

See my video guide on how everything is done step by step.

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How to Power Off Your Macbook Air or Pro?

In order to Power off your Macbook Air or Pro go ahead and

1.Click the Apple Logo Upper right.

2.Select the shutdown option.

3.Note Apps or windows that were open before will be opened again on reboot unless you uncheck the checkbox. Wait the time or hit shutdown.

Your device is off when there is no lights from the keyboard.

How to Power On Your Macbook Air or Pro?

1.To power on Your Macbook from a totally powered off state click the power button upper right of the keyboard. The same button with the fingerprint scanner.

2.When you reach the login screen you will have to enter your Password.

3.Once your desktop loads that’s it you are now good to go.

Did I miss anything?

Did I miss anything? Please let me know if I missed anything as it relates to this guide. Please share and comment below, as well as check out more articles.


About Ricardo

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