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MacBook Air 2020 - startup key combinations not working

Hi,

I lost the right arrow key.

Now I can't use the Mac startup key combinations like recovery mode key (CMD + R), SMC, PRAM combination keys.

How to solve this issue ?

Apple helps me to replace single key or Arrow Keys or Entire Keyboard ?

Laptop Details :

MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)

1.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i3

8 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on May 31, 2021 12:00 AM

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MacBook Air 2020 - startup key combinations not working