Mac is stuck in MacOS update assistant
my mac is stuck in macos update assistant. even when I power it down its still stuck
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If that's still in place on startup, try Safe mode; go through
all the steps to make it run in Safe mode, then re-start after
about 30 minutes.
• How to use Safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
I've no 'update assistants' in my Macs, however I usually use
the manual ways; as those work as expected. ~ If too odd, an
idea maybe use Disk Utility; on its own drive partition. If M1
Silicon, different steps may be required to boot into Recovery.
Hold OPT key on startup, takes time, to choose other partitions.
This may help to choose a 'recovery' partition directly.