Turn the Mac startup sound on or off

Use Sound preferences to turn the startup sound (chime) on or off.

Depending on which Mac and macOS you’re using, you might hear a startup sound shortly after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac.

With macOS Big Sur 11 or later, you can control whether your Mac plays this sound at startup. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Sound. In the Sound Effects pane, use the “Play sound on startup” setting to turn the startup sound on or off.

Sound preferences window with "Play sound on startup" selected

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  1. In my Mac there is no “play sound on start up” option but only the next two.
    How can I turn off the sound when switching on?
    Thanks
    Nel mio Mac non esiste l’opzione “play sound on start up” ma solo le due successive.
    Come posso fare per disattivare il suono in fase di accensione?
    Grazie

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