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 Suggest keywords	Doc ID	82566
Owner	Ryan L.	Group	UW Green Bay
Created	2018-05-31 12:50 CDT	Updated	2022-10-21 10:53 CDT
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