Startup Sound

BStrahsburg wrote:

My Mac does not have the "Play Sound on Startup" box but it has the other two below it that i've seen in other articles. How do I turn my startup sound off and why do I not have that box either?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

10.15 is Catalina

The option did not come back until macOS 11. x Big Sur currently 11.6.5

Turn the Mac startup sound on or off - Apple Support

See if you can upgrade— macOS Big Sur w/tech specs

https://support.apple.com/kb/sp833?locale=en_US

Tech specs—Big Sur

• MacBook (2015 or later)

• MacBook Air (2013 or later)

• MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or later)

• Mac mini (2014 or later)

• iMac (2014 or later)

• iMac Pro (2017 or later)

• Mac Pro (2013 or later)

The older installers can be found here:

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The older macOS installer backups on this server:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683

BStrahsburg wrote:

My Mac does not have the "Play Sound on Startup" box but it has the other two below it that i've seen in other articles. How do I turn my startup sound off and why do I not have that box either?

The option did not come back until macOS 11. x Big Sur

Turn the Mac startup sound on or off - Apple Support