My Macbook Pro is frozen on black screen and won’t turn on

I was watching a show on my macbook and the screen randomly froze so I turned it off and now the black screen is glowing, so it’s on but it is stuck on the black screen and is frozen. I tried doing “command + R” and “control + command + power button” but these didn’t work. Someone please help. When I press the power button it makes the power up sound, but still doesn’t turn on.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Nov 14, 2020 5:41 PM

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Posted on Nov 22, 2020 12:59 PM

Hello larosies,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities! We understand your Mac seems to be booting up to a black screen after restarting. We are happy to help provide some guidance.


You've tried some great steps so far to try to work through the issue. You want to press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds, then once the device is fully powered off, press and release the power button and immediately press and hold Command (⌘)-R till you see an Apple logo or other image. Take a look at the full steps to take here:


If your Mac starts up to a blank screen


If the issue continues, please use link within that article to contact Apple Support directly.


Cheers.

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Nov 22, 2020 12:59 PM in response to larosies

Hello larosies,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities! We understand your Mac seems to be booting up to a black screen after restarting. We are happy to help provide some guidance.


You've tried some great steps so far to try to work through the issue. You want to press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds, then once the device is fully powered off, press and release the power button and immediately press and hold Command (⌘)-R till you see an Apple logo or other image. Take a look at the full steps to take here:


If your Mac starts up to a blank screen


If the issue continues, please use link within that article to contact Apple Support directly.


Cheers.

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