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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