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G'day,
I was wondering how I stop the display from closing, after about a minute of no mouse or keyboard activity I have to sign in. I have been into energy saver and moved the slider but same same every time one minute lock out. Cheers and thanks for any help it's very much appreciated .
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
"I solved the problem by accident it must be said".
Thanks for the replies it's very much appreciated, cheers and have a good one.
System Preferences>Security & Privacy>Check Box Require Password xx Mins after sleep or screen saver begins.
"I solved the problem by accident it must be said".
Thanks for the replies it's very much appreciated, cheers and have a good one.
System Preferences>Security & Privacy>Check Box Require Password xx Mins after sleep or screen saver begins.
Hey there Puddle5ofMud,
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand your Mac is going to sleep unexpectedly and you’ve already checked the Energy Saver settings. We’ll be happy to help with this.
If the Energy Saver settings are set to turn the display off longer than one minute, you’ll want to review the steps in this link for why this may be happening:
If your Mac doesn't sleep or wake when expected
We hope this helps.
Take care.
G'day barberlives123,
Thank you kindly for the reply. I've checked the link you sent but nothing helpful there unfortunately. My screen still times out after 1min unfortunately, then I'm required to enter password, its quite annoying when trying to get things done.
To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...
Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.
Does it work in the new account?
G'day BDAqua,
Thanks for the reply it's appreciated.
So I created the new admin account and it works as per the slider in energy saver.
How to stop display from closing so fast?
