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gliese1234 Author

Level 1

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MacBook Pro M1 keys cleaning!

I'm trying to clean the keys of my MacBook Pro but can't fully shut the computer!

Everytime I touch a keys it turns back on and can't cleaning these **** keys!

IS THERE A WAY TO SHUT IT DOWN???

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Jun 26, 2023 1:15 PM

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VikingOSX

Level 10

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Posted on Jun 26, 2023 2:11 PM

Once your M1 MBP boots, just shut it down. Using a lightly moistened (water) microfiber cloth, rub it back and forth across the keys, even as your Mac detects keyboard activity and starts the booting process. By the time it has booted to a login screen, you should have had sufficient time to wipe down the keyboard. You can continue to do so with random characters appearing in the password window, and then when done, backspace those bogus characters from that window and login normally.

I just did this on my M1 MBP without issue.

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