mac air m2 power button

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mac air m2 power button

hi people,

im can use a mac if windows is not available. this by no means make me fluent around macOS and in christmas i was gifted with mac air m2. i am learning my way around my new laptop however, there is one thing i couldn’t figure out. is there a dedicated button to turn it on? right now it turn on just by opening the lid or press any button on the keyboard which are methods i do not want as a way to power it on.

is there a way to configure for a single button like….the finger scanner to operate as a physical switch.

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MacBook Air, macOS 13.0

Posted on Jan 4, 2023 02:26 AM

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Jan 4, 2023 05:30 AM in response to kcharuso

The TouchID button (the one that scans your finger) is the power button. If you do not want your computer to be accessible without a scan of your finger, you will need to adjust your lock settings:

Open System Settings
Open "Security & Privacy"
Click the lock button in the bottom left corner of the window and enter your password so that you can make changes to the security settings
Click the "General" tab
Check the box that says "Require password . . . after sleep or screensaver begins
Use the dropdown to determine how long it takes after sleep or screensaver before your computer will require a password
If you want your machine to always require a password after going to screensaver or sleep mode, select the "immediately" option
Now your computer will *wake* when you press any keyboard button, but will not *open* until you enter a password or valid TouchID (fingerprint)

If you want your computer to actually turn OFF in between uses, you will have to shut it down from the apple menu. After doing so, press the TouchID button (a.k.a. power button) to power up your machine.

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