MacBook Air M1 locks in black screen instead of sleep

Instead of going to sleep, my MacBook Air locks in a black screen (as if shut down) and doesn't respond to nothing, not even the on/off button. I have to force shut down (hold button) and the turn it on again. I just installed Monterey 12.5.1, is it related? Anybody else with the same issue?

Posted on Aug 27, 2022 12:18 PM

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Lissy_12

Community Specialist

Aug 28, 2022 10:13 AM in response to andrésoua

Hi andrésoua,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! If you're Mac screen is black, we would recommend the steps in the following article that may help:

If your Mac starts up to a blank screen

Hope this helps!

Have a great day.

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