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Requiring a login to access your Mac ensures maximum security for your device, preventing unauthorized access and safeguarding your documents until you consent. However, if you're fed up with entering your password every time you start up your computer, even if you're living alone or no one has any intention of using your computer without your permission, enabling automatic login on Mac can make booting up quicker and more convenient. If you prefer, you can always revert to requiring a password for your Mac as before.
Automated Login Procedure for Mac
Step 1: Navigate to the Apple logo =>System Preferences
Step 2: Access the Users & Groups section
Step 3: In the list of Mac users, click on Login Options.
Step 4: Click on the padlock icon at the bottom left corner.
Step 5: Enter your login password and press the Unlock button to proceed with changing account settings.
Step 6: In the user window, under Automatic Login, click to select the account you want to automatically log into on Mac.
Step 7: Re-enter your password and press OK.
You'll notice that the Automatic Login section now displays the name of the account you've selected. If it still shows Off, you've likely entered the wrong password. Re-enter your password and save. After successfully setting up automatic login, restart your Mac and see if the device logs in automatically with the selected account without requiring a password.
Automatic Login Feature Not Working
Fundamentally, the automatic login feature allows you to unlock your Mac without entering a password upon startup. However, this feature will be disabled if you log out or switch users. If this occurs, simply log back into your account or restart your Mac to re-enable automatic login mode.
If you're unable to set up automatic login on your Mac, it's likely because FileVault is enabled or your Mac is set to log in with an iCloud account.
If the issue lies with FileVault, you can simply disable it using the following steps.
Navigate to the Apple logo =>System Preferences =>Security & Privacy =>FileVault, then Turn Off FileVault.
If it's due to account settings, you're logging into your Mac with that iCloud account. Next, go to the Apple logo =>System Preferences =>Users & Groups. Choose the account you want to set a password for. Click Change Password, then set a login password for the device.
After using the above methods, you'll be able to set up automatic login on your Mac following the steps in the Guide to Setting Up Automatic Login on Mac section.
Here, Mytour just guided you on how to set up automatic login on Mac. With this setup, you just need to turn on your Mac and the system will automatically log you into your account. This makes startup faster and more convenient. Mytour also notes that this method is equivalent to removing the computer password and should not be applied in office environments.
(According to Idownloadblog)
