How can I stop my MacBook Pro M2 from restarting?

Ghita Achim wrote:

My MacBook Pro M2 does not stay asleep - every couple of minutes the screen starts. I assume due to background tasks.

Also if I try to shutdown - it restarts automatically - does not stay shut down.

Only forced shutdown keeps the laptop stopped.

Is it the silicone, the problem? It started this behaviour after one system update. I tried reinstall the system - did not solved the topic.

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Ghita Achim wrote:

I managed to complete the procedure for safe mode - but no success - it keeps restarting instead of shut down.

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Ghita Achim wrote:

New issue.

Problem is when the laptop should be asleep (not used for a while). It is not staying asleep - but it starts the screen. Cannot stop the screen from starting.

This is with the lid closed???

A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Reboot  as normal and test.  Caches get rebuilt automatically.