Can’t turn off Bluetooth

my Mac mini was asleep. I clicked the mouse for wake up and accidentally turned on Bluetooth. The Mac is looking for a wireless keyboard I don’t have and won’t boot up. I unplugged the computer and restarted it but it still won’t boot up and keeps searching for the keyboard.

Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 16, 2023 6:31 AM

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WheelieNick

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Aug 7, 2023 2:24 AM in response to seitu240

Do you have a wired keyboard plugged in? You might want to unplug that and plug it in again after the computer has rebooted and is showing the searching for keyboard

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