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Start up Lock Screen frozen

imac on start up froze on lock icon

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 12:57 AM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2021 1:39 AM

You may be able to login if the keyboard works. Use the arrow keys to select your account, press enter, type your password.

If that doesn’t work you will need to press and hold the power button to shutdown your mac. If it happens again, see if you can login while started in Safe Mode.

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Start up Lock Screen frozen

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