That’s different than shut down completely. Whe a computer is asleep, it’s not off completely, so yes, pressing a key will activate the computer. However, like Brad said when the Mac Mini is shut down completely, pressing a key will not activate it like it does on a laptop.
> On Nov 26, 2025, at 19:27, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > mine does. if it’s asleep and I press a key, any key it wakes up. sometimes I > have to do it twice or press 2 different keys but that’s always how I wake it > up. > >> On Nov 26, 2025, at 6:19 PM, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Does the Mini wake or to be more clear does it turn on if you press a key on >> the keyboard like the mackbooks do? >> >> Obviously lid open turn on isn't a thing. >> But is the key press turn on a thing still on the desktop macks? >> From: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Herbie Allen >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 7:13 PM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: Mac Mini >> >> It only happened to me when I restarted the machine. But I’ve not >> experienced this at all with Tahoe. >> >> > On Nov 26, 2025, at 17:03, Joseph Hudson <[email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> > >> > Does this normally happen only whenever you're not using it for a while? >> > If so, this is it going to sleep as what I've always noticed. >> > >> >> On Nov 26, 2025, at 1:58 AM, Lorie McCloud <[email protected] >> >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> last night I turned off my Mac Mini running Sequoia. ever since I turned >> >> it back on vo’s been saying “authentication” each time I close Safari or >> >> mail. 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