Q: MacBook's login screen is acting weird.

Hello! My computer's login screen is acting weird. The colours are darker and the cursor is moving slower than usual. It started after I updated my MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) to OS X El Capitan 10.11.6. Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a way to fix it?

MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 10, 2016 12:24 PM

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by sberman,

sberman Sep 10, 2016 2:52 PM in response to mayfox17
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Sep 10, 2016 2:52 PM in response to mayfox17

If that happened to me, I would try a Safe Mode startup as that goes through some additional system checks.

Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up - Apple Support
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by alex360noscope,

alex360noscope Sep 10, 2016 7:02 PM in response to mayfox17
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Sep 10, 2016 7:02 PM in response to mayfox17

Try upgrading to OS X 10.12!
If that dosen`t work, you can look at the other replies.
(I`m on a windows laptop)
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by sberman,

sberman Sep 10, 2016 8:19 PM in response to alex360noscope
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Sep 10, 2016 8:19 PM in response to alex360noscope

alex360noscope wrote:

Try upgrading to OS X 10.12!

Apple has not released OS X 10.12. The currently released OS X version is 10.11.6.

I strongly recommend against using un-released software to try to cure any issue.
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by mayfox17,

mayfox17 Sep 11, 2016 6:49 AM in response to sberman
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Sep 11, 2016 6:49 AM in response to sberman

Thank you for answering my question. I tried Safe Mode startup as you suggested. The colour of my name isn't grey anymore but the screen is still acting weird. I'll try to describe what I mean by 'acting weird'. When I click on my name it blinks for a second. The movements aren't as smooth as they used to be. I feel like the Safe Mode startup did help, although the problem isn't fully solved. Should I repeat the startup?
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by reality_check89,

reality_check89 Sep 12, 2016 9:08 AM in response to mayfox17
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Sep 12, 2016 9:08 AM in response to mayfox17

I am having the same issue here. It's not a huge deal, but the cursor is very lagged after rebooting when I am going to log in. The font of my name is all greyed out.

I have a 2016 12" macbook.
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