macbook pro asking for name and password when starting up

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macbook pro asking for name and password when starting up

I really dont want to have to tyope my name and password every time i restart my computer. Password... sure. But There must be a way to avoid having to enter my name? There used to be a way to do this by going into "Users and Groups" and set it to just ask for a password in Login Options. But in Ventura, I can't find that. I'm on a brand new Macbook Pro M2 14" running Ventura 13.4.1. Does anyone know how I can set it to just ask for a password when I restart?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jul 13, 2023 9:19 PM

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Answer 1

Barney-15E

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Jul 13, 2023 11:35 PM in response to hitlength

In the Settings, type “list of users” into the search box. If that doesn’t show anything, try other terms like login.

I’m not at a Mac to find the setting. Search works very well.

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Owl-53

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Jul 14, 2023 1:53 AM in response to hitlength

Building on a previous suggestion and refer to image below

Users & Groups should list All user accounts

Note the " Log In as " section image for my machine is Off as I am the Only Account on this machine

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hitlength Author

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Jul 14, 2023 7:02 AM in response to Owl-53

I can't change the auto login as because I have file vault on. I didn't think I'd need to turn file vault off. I don't want to automatically login. I'd like to have to enter a password, I just don't want to also have to enter my name every time I restart.

[Image Edited by Moderator to Remove Personal Information]

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Answer 4

hitlength Author

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Jul 14, 2023 7:13 AM in response to hitlength

For anyone else looking for this setting. It is in the Lock Screen settings. I recently made a junmop from an old MBAir running Big Sur to a new MBP on Ventura, so I'm still learning where things have been moved to. Thanks everybody!

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