Dave maybe onto something. I am not signed on the MacBook. I forgot my password. I am logged in on my phone and it remembers my password. 🤣 I never have good luck resetting passwords. 🤪
It does not work with duck either.
It should remember your password on Stunthangar, once you enter it.
I checked, and Dave I think nailed it, no images if you are logged out.
Brett
p.s. I think your original problem is diagnosed, but as a general comment, if this is a used/hand-me-down machine, I very strongly suggest running Software Update, and going to the App Store and doing any updates you need to pre-installed apps. This is not like windoze, updates are generally beneficial and are not prone to wrecking your system. OS updates, Safari updates, etc, tend to be pretty big and take a long time, so if you see those, plan accordingly.