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Wireless keyboard not working after installing Catalina.

I cannot get the keyboard to work without plugging in the charging cable and rebooting the Mac. Everything was fine in Mojave.

Mac Pro, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 25, 2021 12:57 PM

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Posted on Sep 25, 2021 3:39 PM

Try the following in order:


1 - Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support


2 - boot into Safe Mode according to Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


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Sep 25, 2021 3:39 PM in response to morrisound1958

Try the following in order:


1 - Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support


2 - boot into Safe Mode according to Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


Wireless keyboard not working after installing Catalina.

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