MacBook – Prevent MacBook Pro from turning on by touching trackpad

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Recently got a new MacBook Pro and I really don't like the fact that it powers on by a simple touch on the trackpad.

(EDIT: By "powering on", I mean powering on from a completely turned off state, after having hit "Shut down…", not waking up from sleep mode.)

I'd like for it to power on only if I press the top right corner that corresponds to the finger print reader.

Is there a way to do that?

EDIT: to further clarify, some elements from the comments:

  • I should check again at home, but I've had my new MBP for more than a month now and unless I am missing something completely — or I have been crazy for the last month — clicking "Shutdown…", waiting for my computer to shutdown, and then clicking on the touchpad (or on any other key) actually turns the computer back on.

  • Now, maybe what happened is I never actually turned my computer off? Is there any setting that would make the computer not turn completely off when clicking "Shutdown…" ?

  • I guess what I would like is for my new MBP to behave more like my old Macbook air, i.e., 1) Actually fully shutdown when I click "Shutdown…", and 2) Only turn back on when I hit the "power one" button, which on the new MBP I always assumed was the "touch ID" button.

Best Answer

Same situation here - shut down the MacBook 2018, then wait a few minutes, touch trackpad or any of the buttons and it starts booting up. Very annoying.

Found the answer here Turn on (start up) your Mac Looks like it's the expected behavior. From their support page:

Additionally, MacBook Pro (2018) and MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) turn on when you press any key on the keyboard or press the trackpad.

Which is exactly my case.

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