when display is off unable to turn display on m4 macbook pro

When screen display is off I'm unable to turn display back on when using my M4 MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.6

Posted on Aug 20, 2025 05:59 PM

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Posted on Aug 20, 2025 06:43 PM

ted n. wrote:

When screen display is off I'm unable to turn display back on when using my M4 MacBook Pro


hmmm....


A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.


Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.




if necessary you can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.


Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support




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Aug 20, 2025 06:43 PM in response to ted n.

ted n. wrote:

When screen display is off I'm unable to turn display back on when using my M4 MacBook Pro


hmmm....


A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.


Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.




if necessary you can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.


Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support




when display is off unable to turn display on m4 macbook pro

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