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Big Sur Battery settings greyed out

I am unable to change the battery settings. Everything is greyed out. All other settings are available?

I disconnected the power cable which didn't help.

Any ideas?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on May 26, 2021 11:29 AM

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mulberry58

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May 26, 2021 12:07 PM in response to marlon_van_horck

Try this: Go to SystemPreferences, Security and Privacy and unlock te padlock. Click on Advanced and select "Require an adminstrator password to access system-wide preferences". Click on OK.

If you go Battery now, and unlock the padlock, are you able to change the settings?

May 27, 2021 3:27 AM in response to mulberry58

Thank man. Solved

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Big Sur Battery settings greyed out