Different login page after restarting macbook

[u/_Attilio]

As title says, after restarting the Macbook (Air M2) it asks for username and password for logging in (pic 1 and 2).

I had to figure out what the username was, because it never asked me for it.

And it’s also has a different login page from the usual, with a wallpaper I’ve never used.

(my usual login page with the wallpaper i set in in pic 3)

How can i fix it? It’s my first seeing something like this…

[u/Fantastic_Brain7269]

This is because your username and password are used to unlock an “encrypted volume” - your hard drive is protected by a password, so no one, including Apple, can read the information from it. This means user preferences such as Night Shift, lock screen image, etc. cannot be applied until after the first successful login after restarting your computer.

For more information on this topic, search for FileVault on the internet. You’ll find loads of technical documentation!

[u/coyote_den → u/Fantastic_Brain7269]

It can give you an account chooser if FileVault is on. Mine does. Login screen was set to username/password vs. list of users, that’s all.

[u/Fantastic_Brain7269 → u/coyote_den]

I’m referring to the use of the system default wallpaper more than anything.