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FAQ on games, gaming & IT / Disable MacBook AutoBoot On Lid Opening
« Last post by kat on October 20, 2023, 02:53:05 PM »WARNING: disabling/enabling lid autoboot only works for Intel based MacBook Air/MacBook Pro's, performing the below may disable Arm 'M' based devices, preventing them from booting altogether.
To disable MacOS Autoboot feature when the lid of a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro is opened, do the following;
From the Dock click LaunchPad then Other. Here, click Terminal (alternatively open Finder and browse to the Terminal in /Applications/Utilities/).
In the Terminal, and at the % prompt, type (note the number is zero, zero not 'oh oh');
- sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00
To (re)enable AutoBoot so the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro (re)boots on lid open, type the following at the Terminal (the number is zero, three);
- sudo nvram AutoBoot=%03