Restart Bar each time I log in

Every time I wake my M1 Macbook Air from sleep since updating to MacOS 11.3, my laptop shows a progress bar with my desktop background behind it. Then, when it reaches 50% of the way, the whole screen goes black until I press a button. After that, it shows the login screen but with "Your login password is required to use Touch ID." instead of just the plain login screen that I can use Touch ID with.

Can someone please tell me how to fix this problem. This annoyance has already wasted 1 hour of my time.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on May 12, 2021 11:19 PM

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Posted on May 13, 2021 4:50 AM

Have you tried starting in Safe Mode - Run in this mode for 10 - 15 minutes and Test - does it perform normally ?


Start up a Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > Shut Down.
  2. After your Mac shuts down, wait 10 seconds.
  3. Press and hold the power button on your Mac until the startup options window appears showing available startup disks and Options.
  4. Select a startup disk.
  5. Press and hold the Shift key, click Continue in Safe Mode, then release the Shift key.


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May 13, 2021 4:50 AM in response to Pro0skills

Have you tried starting in Safe Mode - Run in this mode for 10 - 15 minutes and Test - does it perform normally ?


Start up a Mac with Apple silicon in safe mode

  1. On your Mac, choose Apple menu  > Shut Down.
  2. After your Mac shuts down, wait 10 seconds.
  3. Press and hold the power button on your Mac until the startup options window appears showing available startup disks and Options.
  4. Select a startup disk.
  5. Press and hold the Shift key, click Continue in Safe Mode, then release the Shift key.


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