When I turn on my computer, it automatically logs me in. How do I make it where when you turn the laptop on, you have to put in a password?

Hello. I am a new Mac user. A couple days ago, I purchased a brand-new MacBook Pro, and have become very fond of it. So fond of it, I have become quite obsessed and protective of it as if it is my own child. Lol. Anyways, the only thing I am trying to figure out is how do I make a password come up as soon as I turn on my computer? I already have it set where whenever it goes asleep it asks for the password, but how when I turn the Mac on?

Open the "System Preferences" app and click on "Accounts".
Click "Login Options" at the bottom of the list of users.
If the options in the dialog are greyed out, click the padlock and enter your password to unlock them.
At the top of the dialog you should see an "Automatic login" option: change this to "off".
You should now get the login window when you start the computer.

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