How to Make Your Mac Restart Automatically After a Power Failure

This wikiHow will teach you how to set your desktop Mac computer to restart after a power failure.

Steps

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    Open System Preferences. There are two ways of doing this:
    • Click on the Apple Menu in the top left-hand corner and select System Preferences....
    • Open System Preferences from its icon in the Dock.
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    Click "Energy Saver".
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    Select the “Power” tab.
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    Check the checkbox next to “Start up automatically after a power failure”.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How can I get my iMac to power up after power outage?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Try plugging it back in and turning it on. If you heard a pop, it's a failure in the PSU.
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Warnings

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References

  1. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202824

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Updated: March 29, 2019
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