The new Recovery position
Hidden behind friendly windows and menus is a different Mac, full of NVRAM, Recovery Modes and keyboard gymnastics. Knowing how to run Safe Mode or Diagnostics isn’t straightforward on Intel Macs. When using an M1 Mac, this is transformed: Recovery and its tools are engaged simply by pressing and holding the Power button until they start loading. You then have consistent access to most old modes, and tools like Disk Utility and macOS Installer, which are available no matter why you entered Recovery in the first place.