My next step is presumably to order a USB keyboard and use that to log in and trouble-shoot further, but I certainly don't want to waste money on a USB keyboard if I don't have to. I have also rebooted both the iMac and the keyboard several times.) (After confirming the keyboard still works by pairing it with my ipad and iphone, I disconnected and forced those devices to "forget" the keyboard, so there should be no conflict. The keyboard simply stopped pairing with my iMac, but because I can't log in, I can't further trouble-shoot. I can also pair the bluetooth keyboard with another device (e.g., my ipad, iphone), so it also appears to still be working. The bluetooth mouse is connected and working, so the iMac bluetooth appears to still be working. Since the iMac is locked (I have password enabled on start-up and screen saver), I need to enter the password, but I can't because the bluetooth keyboard will not connect. Click the Apple logo at the top left corner of the screen and hit 'System Preferences.' Youll need to find your Bluetooth menu, which is in the System.
Restart the iMac while putting the new/different keyboard into discovery mode, and wait for the iMac to detect it. Their solution was to: Disconnected everything USB, etc. IMac locked and bluetooth keyboard won't connect Here is a solution as noted here: How to unpair keyboard without original computer. more 103 Dislike Share MegaSafetyFirst 44.5K subscribers.
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