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iamthehman Author

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MacBook Pro Brightness Locked

The brightness on my macbook pro 2016 is locked in the brightest position. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 10, 2021 7:53 AM

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leroydouglas

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Posted on Apr 10, 2021 8:16 AM

iamthehman wrote:

The brightness on my macbook pro 2016 is locked in the brightest position. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5-15 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

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