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the whole keyboard and trackpad stops working except the lock key

I am using macbook air m1 version.I updated it last night and don’t know why all on a sudden the whole keyboard and trackpad stops working except the lock key so I have to keep restarting again and again


Any suggestions how to solve it?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.3

Posted on May 22, 2023 9:00 AM

1 reply

May 23, 2023 8:07 AM in response to mahidul96

mahidul96 wrote:

I am using macbook air m1 version.I updated it last night and don’t know why all on a sudden the whole keyboard and trackpad stops working except the lock key so I have to keep restarting again and again

Any suggestions how to solve it?


Can you perform a Safeboot from a cold start...


SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies




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