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macOS unable to open any non-Apple application

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2603 points mattsolle | 8 comments | 12 Nov 20 21:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.436s | source | bottom
1. beamatronic ◴[12 Nov 20 21:51 UTC] No.25075584[source]▶
Define “taking down”
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2. saagarjha ◴[12 Nov 20 21:56 UTC] No.25075640[source]▶
You can't launch things.
3. lkxijlewlf ◴[12 Nov 20 21:56 UTC] No.25075641[source]▶
Making you want to slam your mac on the desk over and over and over and over ...
4. Thomaschaaf ◴[12 Nov 20 21:56 UTC] No.25075647[source]▶
The computer is completely unresponsive as the OS is blocking all apps from starting. The best part was that the "keyboard" was not found.. in my macbook.
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5. elitepleb ◴[12 Nov 20 21:57 UTC] No.25075660[source]▶
Ypu have to send a hash of every program you run.

Unix workflows like to call hundreds of small programs.

If Apple doesn't respond in time, your system halts.

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6. projektfu ◴[12 Nov 20 21:59 UTC] No.25075678[source]▶
That is a little surprising to me and I'm now glad I held off on buying one of the new macs.
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7. pwinnski ◴[12 Nov 20 22:01 UTC] No.25075709{3}[source]▶
This is unrelated to the new macs, which are not scheduled to arrive until next Tuesday.

I think this is about MacOS Big Sur, aka MacOS 11, which released today?

8. FireBeyond ◴[12 Nov 20 22:17 UTC] No.25075927[source]▶
Had that too. Apparently it checks keyboard firmware? Always-on VPN connections can cause that same issue too. Wake up, can't type. OS eventually prompts you to connect a BT keyboard as none is detected, then that goes away.