Describes a time where the screen of a device is powered off. There may be background processes running, but they aren't visible to the user. Typically a hardware button must be pressed to deactivate the screen lock.
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Is there a quick way to lock my Mac?
On Windows you can hit the keys Windows+L to lock your computer if you step away.
I don't want to have to remember if sleep currently asks for a password, if there is a time out where my screen isn't ...
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Is there a similarly fast alternative to Crtl + Shift + Eject for new Macbook that lack eject keys?
The new MacBook Air and Pro without optical drives lack an Eject key.
I use Ctrl + Shift + Eject a lot to put my display to sleep at the simple press of three keys. Without the Eject key being there ...
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scheduled account lock Mac OS X
You can set your Mac OS X account to automatically lock the screen so that the password is required after a certain amount of time of inactivity, but can you do the same thing using a schedule (say at ...
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How can I show the login window after a period of inactivity?
How can I make my Mac display the login screen (as though I'd selected "Login window" from the fast user switching menu) after the session has been idle for a certain time?
I can make it log out ...
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How can I unlock my screen when my input is in a different language?
I have 3 languages installed and everytime my MacBook goes to sleep - the screen is being locked. After entering a password, system says that it's incorrect. It appears, that I'm entering password not ...
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How to Instantly Lock your Mac OS X Screen, using keyboard, in Mountain Lion [duplicate]
I have a Macbook Air, and I want to know if there is a way to instantly lock my screen, using only my keyboard.
I saw that it is possible to lock it using the following shortcut: Control+Shift+Eject.
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