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How to Unlock Mac Stuck on Screen Saver

This document details a method for unlocking a Mac when it's stuck on the screen saver.


To lock/unlock a Mac, you can do either of the following:

1. On an iMac, press "Control+Shift+Eject."

2. For MacBooks, press "Control+Shift+Power."

This generally gets a Mac working again when it gets stuck on screen saver.  




Keywords:screensaver, lock, locked, iMac, MacBook, frozen, froze wake   Doc ID:82566
Owner:Ryan L.Group:UW Green Bay
Created:2018-05-31 12:50 CDTUpdated:2022-10-21 10:53 CDT
Sites:UW Green Bay
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