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--- Troubleshooting [2017/09/27 03:03]
peternlewis [Run-Away Login Macros]
+++ Troubleshooting [2017/09/27 13:01]
JMichaelTX [Run-Away Login Macros] add when to use restart opt
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     - Hold down <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>⌃</kbd><kbd>⌥</kbd><kbd>⇧</kbd> (that's Cmd-Control-Option-Shift) and click on the _Keyboard Maestro app in the Dock_, or double-click in the _Applications_ folder.
     - This will quit the Keyboard Maestro _Engine_ and start the Keyboard Maestro app _without_ starting its _Engine_.
-  - **Prevent Keyboard Maestro Engine from Startup at Login**
+    - Locate the problem Macro, and remove the trigger or disable it
-    - In Mac _System Preferences_, remove _Keyboard Maestro Engine_ from your _Login Items_, as shown below:
+  - **Restart Your Mac in [[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262|Safe Mode]] Without Login Items**
-    - {{:km-engine-launch-start-up.png?nolink|}}
+    - Use this option if //none of the above work//.
-  - If you are unable to resolve the issue with the run-away, or problem macro, export the macro to file and [[Forum#How_to_PostUpload_Your_Macro_to_the_Forum|upload to the Keyboard Maestro Forum]] for help.
+    - Hold down <kbd>⇧</kbd> (that's Shift) immediately after you select //Restart..//. from the Apple menu.
+    - This will prevent the apps/processes in your //System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items// from launching (opening) when you log in, including the Keyboard Maestro Engine.
+    - Then Hold down <kbd>⌘</kbd><kbd>⌃</kbd><kbd>⌥</kbd><kbd>⇧</kbd> when you launch Keyboard Maestro.
+    - As noted above, this will prevent the //Engine// from starting, and you can fix, disable, or delete the macro causing the issue.

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