Mac mini may auto boot after Sequoia 15.7.7 power restore

After , a turns on as soon as power is switched on at the wall socket. The same power setup did not make it start by itself before this version.

There is no obvious setting to turn off this behavior. The practical issue is that a used like a small server may start running even when the owner only meant to power, not boot the .

Key points

  • A started turning on when wall power was switched on after .
  • The same setup did not before the update.
  • No clear setting was found to disable the behavior.
  • This matters for setups controlled by s or switched power strips.
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