How to safely shut down macbook air (2020) at the welcome screen?

Hi all,

How do I properly shut down the mac at the welcome screen (OS Catalina)?

Command+Q shortcut does not seem to work.

Thank you!

MacBook Air

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 12:57 PM

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ousan02 Author

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Apr 9, 2020 1:03 PM in response to ousan02

HI again,

It seems to work now, I was being clumsy somehow.. I could not delete the post myself, sorry for taking your time!

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