How to recover MacBook Pro w/M1 SOC
From recovery mode
Unable to set startup disk / authentication failed
Recovery is trying to change system settings / No Administrator was Found
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0
This fix is the correction that worked, with no problems. User data was downloaded from 11 year old iMac 21"
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211983
Thanks with appreciation to the Support community and Apple
As of Nov 27, these are some other issues
Pages and Numbers Apps do not install
Microsoft Excel is installed, works, but not fully tested.
Microsoft Word did not install.
System Preferences / Desktop and Screen Saver Start After time i.e. like 1 Hour(and others) are much less than shown which is annoying
Thanks Again
This fix is the correction that worked, with no problems. User data was downloaded from 11 year old iMac 21"
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211983
Thanks with appreciation to the Support community and Apple
As of Nov 27, these are some other issues
Pages and Numbers Apps do not install
Microsoft Excel is installed, works, but not fully tested.
Microsoft Word did not install.
System Preferences / Desktop and Screen Saver Start After time i.e. like 1 Hour(and others) are much less than shown which is annoying
Thanks Again
It’s different now with the the new M1 MacBooks. You have to shut down your MacBook Pro completely first. Once you’re done with that, hold the power button down. You will see the “Continue holding for startup option”, and eventually you will see the Options icon. Get into it, and you’re there.
I have resolved the timeout period under Settings / Security
Macbook Pro w/M1 - Unable to set startup disk authentication failed - no administrator found
