{"id":50325,"date":"2022-07-31T15:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T07:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/?p=50325"},"modified":"2023-01-19T20:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:26:20","slug":"locked-out-of-macbook-air-m2-how-to-connect-to-wifi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/locked-out-of-macbook-air-m2-how-to-connect-to-wifi\/","title":{"rendered":"Locked Out of MacBook Air M2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50325\" class=\"elementor elementor-50325\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30f0284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30f0284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfd5884\" data-id=\"dfd5884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00be317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00be317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you forget your MacBook M2 (macOS Monterey 12) login password, here&#8217;s what you can do to reset your password using your Apple ID login (If you have turned on the option to allow Apple ID to reset your login password).<\/p><ul><li>First Shut Down your computer. Choose Apple menu <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/help.apple.com\/assets\/62A8ED2F99A5D0045E612A42\/62A8ED3DCA32D1047032C8FF\/en_GB\/0e2c53fa5a413cc7ff5099226fb50188.png\" media=\"(not all)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/help.apple.com\/assets\/62A8ED2F99A5D0045E612A42\/62A8ED3DCA32D1047032C8FF\/en_GB\/2f77cc85238452e25cb517130188bf99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"24\" height=\"30\" \/><\/picture> &gt; Shut Down<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Wait for your Mac to shut down completely. A Mac is completely shut down when the screen is black and any lights (including in the Touch Bar) are off.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-my\/guide\/mac-help\/mchl82829c17\/mac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support.apple.com &#8211; Start up your computer in macOS Recovery<\/a><\/p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- the r files -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2295541292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50333\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.07-PM.png 1084w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.07-PM-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.07-PM-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.07-PM-768x667.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.07-PM-600x521.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><br \/><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50334\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.20-PM-1024x534.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.20-PM-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.20-PM-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.20-PM-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.20-PM-600x313.png 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-31-at-3.48.20-PM.png 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Press &#8220;Shut Down&#8221;<\/p><br \/><ul><li>Press on the Start button, hold on continuously until until \u201cLoading startup options\u201d appears.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50331 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_0386-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- the r files -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2295541292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/><ul><li>Click &#8220;Options&#8221;<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Then click &#8220;Continue&#8221; to go to MacOS Recovery\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50643 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start-1024x412.jpeg\" alt=\"mac options start\" width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start-1024x412.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start-300x121.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start-768x309.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start-1536x617.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start-600x241.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mac-options-start.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><ul><li>Here you can click on the wifi logo on the top right corner to access the Wi-Fi option or connect to the internet<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50335 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac-recovery-wifi-locked-out-1024x910.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac-recovery-wifi-locked-out-1024x910.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac-recovery-wifi-locked-out-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac-recovery-wifi-locked-out-768x683.jpg 768w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac-recovery-wifi-locked-out-600x533.jpg 600w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac-recovery-wifi-locked-out.jpg 1317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p>Then you can reset your password using your Apple ID. You need the internet to reset your password.<\/p><p>[<a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/253528454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to &#8220;Allow user to reset password using Apple ID&#8221;<\/a>]<\/p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- the r files -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8391684328362487\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2295541292\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53063 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/reset-password-apple-id.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/reset-password-apple-id.jpg 720w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/reset-password-apple-id-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/reset-password-apple-id-600x436.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p><br \/><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you forget your MacBook M2 (macOS Monterey 12) login password, here&#8217;s what you can do to reset your password using your Apple ID login (If you have turned on the option to allow Apple ID to reset your login password). First Shut Down your computer. Choose Apple menu &gt; Shut Down \u00a0 Wait for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[486],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therfiles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}