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How to Turn Off Password Login on a Mac

Turning off password login on a Mac is a simple one or two-step process. In order to disable password login, simply access your System Preferences and make a few changes to your Users & Groups settings. If you have FileVault turned on, you...
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Turning off FileVault

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    Click the Apple icon. It's the Apple logo at the top left corner of the menu bar.
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    Click System Preferences.
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    Click the "Security & Privacy" icon. It looks like a house.
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    Click FileVault.
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    Click the padlock icon. It's at the bottom left corner of the window.
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    Type in your password.
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    Click Unlock.
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    Click Turn Off FileVault.
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    Click Restart & Turn off Encryption. Your Mac will restart.
Part 2 of 2:

Disabling Automatic Login

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    Click the Apple icon. It's the Apple logo at the top left corner of the menu bar.
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    Click System Preferences.
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    Click the "Users & Groups" icon. It looks like a person's silhouette.
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    Click the padlock icon to login as administrator. It's at the bottom left corner of the window.
    1. Type in your password.
    2. Click Unlock or press ↵ Enter.
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    Click Login Options. It's at the bottom of the left pane.
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    Click the "Automatic login" drop-down menu.
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    Click on a user account.
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    Type in the password.
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    Press ↵ Enter. This user account is now set up to login automatically without having to enter a password.
    1. You might be asked to log in manually after logging out of the account, locking your screen, or switching from another user account.
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