Grey login screen

[the_armiger]

Hi guys! I got an old MacBook Air late 2011 and I installed High Sierra 10.13.6 on it, works fine though but every time I power on or restart the machine I get a Grey login screen like in the photos i stead of a normal login screen, what can it be? The machine works fine overall but it kinda crashed the other day other than that it works fine.

so my question is what is this grey screen and how to solve it effectively?

After that if I put the machine to sleep and I wake it up I got a normal login screen.

thanks to all in advance!!

 

[robbieduncan]

Did you enable FileVault?

 

[the_armiger]

Did you enable FileVault?

I think I did, is there a problem with it?

 

[robbieduncan]

No, this is how FileVault works: you need to provide a password to allow the boot loader to decrypt the disk

 

[the_armiger]

No, this is how FileVault works: you need to provide a password to allow the boot loader to decrypt the disk

Ho! I see, so if I turn it off I show get the normal login screen again right?

 

[robbieduncan]

Ho! I see, so if I turn it off I show get the normal login screen again right?

I guess so. I've never turned it off!

 

[hobowankenobi]

Ho! I see, so if I turn it off I show get the normal login screen again right?

Yep.