macbook pro won't shut down when power supply plugged in

Any ideas why my MBP M1 Max won't shut down when plugged into the power supply? I can shut down, computer shuts down, but then it boots back up right away. When I unplug the power supply, it stays shut down.

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Apr 7, 2023 10:29 AM

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Posted on Apr 7, 2023 12:19 PM

Any devices attached to the computer when shut down and plugged into power?


Is it related to the auto-boot feature, which starts your computer when lid is open or plugged into power. You can disable this feature by going to Utilities > Terminal. Copy the command below and hit return:

sudo nvram auto-boot=false


This can be set back to normal by changing the value to true.

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Apr 7, 2023 12:19 PM in response to CSan2C

Any devices attached to the computer when shut down and plugged into power?


Is it related to the auto-boot feature, which starts your computer when lid is open or plugged into power. You can disable this feature by going to Utilities > Terminal. Copy the command below and hit return:

sudo nvram auto-boot=false


This can be set back to normal by changing the value to true.

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Apr 8, 2023 9:09 PM in response to CSan2C

CSan2C wrote:

But then a funny thing happened... and I had to have a "genius" reinstall my OS.


I would be curious to hear the full story what happened here.



My notes say that command, as posted above— will brick a M1 mac

and I have never recommended it myself on M series Macs...

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