simontompkins wrote:
Hi
It doesn't look good when some of the solutions have caused issues.
Apple is not here on this forum. All suggestions come from other regular users such as yourself. It doesn't help that Apple does not always provide detailed documentation of their systems. On my M1 & M2 laptops, there is an NVRAM variable called "auto-boot" which is set to "true". I have no clue what this actually does or why it is there since I have not configured it. If something is configured as "true", it should also be configurable to "false", but it is Apple after all, so all bets are off these days.
The only "nvram" command I know that works and is safe for both Intel & Apple Silicon M-series Macs is the one to clear all of the NVRAM settings/variables which I listed (nvram -c) since I have used it on multiple M-series Macs to successfully fix issues (usually boot related issues). Any other "nvram" options to configure NVRAM variables/settings that are found online are only meant for Intel based Macs.
I've sent a feedback to Apple, hopefully the more of us send a complaint the more likely they will to change it.
We can only hope. I'm convinced no one approving these ridiculous configurations are actually using their own creations day to day.