USB Keyboard not working after sleep (M1 Macbook Pro and Big Sur)

I have a MB Pro M1, Big Sur 11.2.3 (20D91), and when the Mac wakes from sleep, the external USB keyboard doesn't work. I have to disconnect then reconnect my keyboard - I have an adapter from USB A to Thunderbolt. The notable thing is that this is new behavior as of 11.2.3. 11.2.2 didn't do that. Nothing else has changed.

How do I fix this issue?

Thanks!

Posted on Mar 22, 2021 3:43 PM

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AppleJen77

Community Specialist

Mar 23, 2021 11:06 AM in response to Russell Hires

Hello, Russell Hires!

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! We understand that an external keyboard connected to your MacBook Pro stopped working. Does the built-in keyboard on your Mac still work? If so, we'd like to have you test the external keyboard again after following these steps for How to reset the SMC of your Mac.

If that doesn't help, check out the steps in this article If your Mac doesn’t respond to key presses.

Let us know the results and take care!

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