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IB2804 Author

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MacBook Pro pop up keeps asking me to shut down or restart

the pop up to ask me to shut down or restart my MacBook Pro keeps popping up and interrupting. I’ve tried restarting in normal and safe mode

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Sep 15, 2023 5:15 AM

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leroydouglas

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Sep 15, 2023 1:54 PM in response to IB2804

IB2804 wrote:

the pop up to ask me to shut down or restart my MacBook Pro keeps popping up and interrupting. I’ve tried restarting in normal and safe mode

you post no image of the exact dialog box...is this it(?)

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MacBook Pro pop up keeps asking me to shut down or restart