Latest Big Sur Update Issue

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Latest Big Sur Update Issue

Ever since I did the latest Big Sur update to 11.2.3, my computer will NOT start up in the morning without me manually starting it up. As far as I can tell it's shutting down properly, but it's not starting up at the scheduled time. Has anyone else had this issue, and if so, have you gotten it fixed because I find it extremely annoying to have to manually start my computer in the morning after years of having it already on and ready for logging in when I sit down to my desk.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 20, 2021 7:22 AM

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Rafael Scheid

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Mar 20, 2021 7:29 AM in response to Aeslinn

Turn off the Wake/Sleep settings.

Reset SMC How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support

Reset NVRAM Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

Restart the Mac holding Shift to enter Safe Mode. Once loaded, restart it normally.

Turn Wake/Sleep back on and check again.

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Mar 21, 2021 7:55 AM in response to Aeslinn

Don't worry, the order doesn't matter, actually. These are two separate commands that do different things.

Yeah I know, I'm sorry it upsets you. Sometimes problems come up, you know. It just happens. Not much to say about it, I'm sorry.

More on updates, Big Sur has received a really massive amount of changes, mainly because of the M1 Apple chips, plus all the user interface changes, features, perfomance, etc.

I was a beta tester and saw all the things changing, reported lot of bugs to help Apple polish it, etc.

And one thing I always say to users: from time to time do a clean install, even more if it is big change as Big Sur was.

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Aeslinn Author

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Mar 21, 2021 7:17 AM in response to Rafael Scheid

Is this the order you should do things in, or is this more like try this first and see if it resolves the problem? I only ask because when I went to print off the support info so I could actually do these things, they actually had reset NVRAM or PRAM at the top of the list, then reset the SMC. And since the SMC reset is a simple unplug the power cord then plug back in, it would seem that would be the second step after the NVRAM, but want to make sure I do it right the first time.

Rather frustrated with this, because up until this update my computer started up just fine per the schedule I have set, and there really is no excuse for this to have happened. This is the first time in all the years - and all the upgraded OS I've done - that I've ever had a problem with an update.

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