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#Lock your screen mac how to#
#Lock your screen mac mac os x#
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Setting up Hot Corners for this purpose is really easy, just be sure to have already enabled the “Require password” setting that we mentioned above: Either will require a password to unlock the Mac and use it again.

#Lock your screen mac mac os x#

You can also lock down the screen of Mac OS X by using Hot Corners, which lets you drag the mouse cursor into a corner of the screen and initiate either the screen saver, or, much like the keystrokes above, turn the display black. The Mac OS X lock screen is the same as what you see when you wake a Mac from sleep or a screensaver when this feature is enabled, so remember that if you use a screensaver that auto-activates or sleep your Mac regularly, you’ll also be entering your password when it is woken. You’ll probably have noticed that other choices are available in the timing, but realistically anything higher than a minute starts to lose it’s security benefits, thus the shorter times are most desirable for optimal security and privacy purposes. If you chose the immediate option in Security preferences, then you will need to enter the user password before being able to use the Mac again, the option to wait 5 seconds gives you a few seconds of allowance before requiring the password, which may be more desirable in some situations. Here is what the Mac OS X lock screen looks like in earlier versions of system software: Authentication must be valid to proceed beyond the lock screen, which can be through a password, Touch ID, Apple Watch, or other authentication method if the Mac supports it: The lock screen on a Mac will look something like the images below, with an image of the user account avatar and a password field, as well as a few other simple options. Hit the appropriate key combination for your Mac model and the Macs screen will instantly go dark, thereby locking it and requiring a user to enter a password before the computer can be accessed again.

Control+Command+Q is the default Lock Screen keystroke on Mac with the latest MacOS versions installed, this is new to MacOS Mojave, High Sierra, and later.

#Lock your screen mac pro#

Control+Shift+Power is the keystroke for Macs without the eject key, like the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Retina.

Control+Shift+Eject is the keystroke for Macs with an Eject key, and for external keyboards.

Now that Mac OS X screen locking is enabled, you can lock down the screen with a few simple keyboard shortcuts: You can easily confirm the setting is now functioning by hitting the locking keystrokes for your Mac model, which will make the screen go black instantaneously.

This password locking setting exists on all versions of Mac OS X:

Click the checkbox next to “Require password after sleep or screen saver begins” – from the drop down menu select either “immediately” or “5 seconds” as the time interval to require the password.

Click on “Security & Privacy” and look under the “General” tab.

Launch System Preferences, found in the  Apple menu.

#Lock your screen mac how to#

Here’s how to enable the lock screen in Mac OS X: With this enabled, you can then lock down the Mac instantly and require a password for it to be usable again. To use the lock screen keyboard shortcuts you first must enable the lock screen ability in Mac OS X.