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Troubleshooting [2017/09/27 03:10] 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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- This will quit the Keyboard Maestro _Engine_ and start the Keyboard Maestro app _without_ starting its _Engine_. | - This will quit the Keyboard Maestro _Engine_ and start the Keyboard Maestro app _without_ starting its _Engine_. | ||
- Locate the problem Macro, and remove the trigger or disable it | - Locate the problem Macro, and remove the trigger or disable it | ||
- | - If the Mac is so locked up that you cannot cancel the macro or launch Keyboard Maestro, restart the Mac while holding down the shift key so nothing launches and then hold down all the modifiers and launch Keyboard Maestro. | + | - **Restart Your Mac in [[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262|Safe Mode]] Without Login Items** |
+ | - Use this option if //none of the above work//. | ||
+ | - 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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