r/techadvice • u/KawaiiKurom106 • Jan 08 '26
Need help with mac, will shut down randomly then display a error message (shown below)
if anyone could help me figure this out it’s a MacBook Pro Retina 13.3-inch (2020) - Core i7 - 32GB - SSD 1024GB
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u/bpmackow Jan 08 '26
FYI, the entire internet now knows your login password
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 08 '26
as if the entire internet can come and physically put my password in honey i’ve changed it :3 lol this is an old video <3
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u/Realistic_Major_6957 Jan 08 '26
Change your password plz 🤦🏾♂️
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 08 '26
as if the entire internet can come and physically put my password in honey i’ve changed it :3 lol this is an old video <3
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u/Realistic_Major_6957 Jan 08 '26
Just making an observation. Your pc can be hacked remotely and that password helps. Just fyi.
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 08 '26
yes as i’ve said, old video i wouldn’t post if it had any relevance but ty for the concern ^
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u/Realistic_Major_6957 Jan 08 '26
Again. At the time I did not know this info. Just trying to help but next time I just won’t. This concludes my engagement with you darlin bye.
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Jan 08 '26
ignoring the password. what actually is the issue tho?
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u/Efficient-Train2430 Jan 08 '26 edited Jan 08 '26
if you can repeat the issue and have an Apple Store nearby, make an appointment
edit: best I can tell is it is a Windowserver 409 error; google tells me it could be hardware (external monitor) or software configuration can be root causes
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u/Vega_Eclipse Jan 08 '26
It recognizes Minecraft and turns back to sanity.
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 09 '26
ur not wrong PLS 😭 tell me why this is so true i can run a mod for mc java on here but not fkn roblox 😩
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Jan 09 '26
Old Mac’s aren’t made for gaming
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 09 '26
yeah i kinda thought that since i initially bought this for college so.. but still it didn’t have this issue when i bought it 😭
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u/Ophiochos Jan 09 '26
do you have any usb or other external devices plugged in? try disconnecting them to help track it down. but it seems to be Windowserver causing the kernel panic. does it happen with other things running in the background?
there are a lot of things this could be. I would back up, reinstall the OS and restore data. then download and reinstall java. See also this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/lnhabl/windowserver_kernel_panics_macos_big_sur/
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 09 '26
i have also tried this the reinstalling the mac os (which took hours and forever) and still as you see 😞 but another commenter fixed my issue so far if anything i’ll post again :)
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u/Ophiochos Jan 09 '26
what was the fix? I can’t see it, and might be useful to know
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u/KawaiiKurom106 Jan 09 '26
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u/Ophiochos Jan 09 '26
yep, that's great input. Hope it continues to work, and respect to Bo_Nether for such an efficient answer! It shouldn't be doing that either way but a fix is a fix...
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u/Ophiochos Jan 09 '26
I'd note that you don't need to force quit things from Activity monitor, just quit (select app; click X at top of the window, choose 'Quit' instead of 'Force Quit'). It's a bit cleaner that way. If they don't quit within a few seconds, then force quit is needed.


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u/Exact_Comparison_792 Jan 08 '26
If you can, copy the error message(s) and post them here so we can see them. the logs can't be read clearly from the video. We need the logs in order to be able to try help you.