Black screen instead of screensaver

System settings only shows ‘general’, spotlight’. General only show autofill and passwords

Sequoia 15.7.2


have restarted, reset, threatened it. No luck

iMac 24″

Posted on Nov 8, 2025 9:02 PM

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Posted on Nov 9, 2025 7:31 AM

1) Startup in Safe Mode, then restart normally and re-test.

as per > Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support


2) If you have more than one user account setup on the iMac..?

Log into a different user account, preferably an Admin. Account.

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Black screen instead of screensaver

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