Does the Mac go to sleep under that account? If yes, then under your normal account you have some start-up items that prevent the sleep. Create a new temporary account, log out of your account and log in to that new account.

You can download the free edition of StarMessage on your Mac, without giving a credit card, nor passing through registrations.

Now that you have fixed the problem of the non-starting screensaver, why not go a bit further and see the unique features of our MacOS screensaver, 'StarMessage'?.

If this worked with the standard built-in Apple screensavers of your Mac, repeat steps 4 and 5 to select your preferred third-party screensaver.

Close all running applications (in case one of them prevents the sleep) and wait for the idle minute to pass (do not move the mouse or press any key).

Otherwise, your screen will turn off before you have the chance to see the screensaver starting. The screen's power settings timeout should be bigger than the screen saver's timeout.

Verify that the power settings for the screen do not power off the screen before the screen saver starts.

After 1 minute of inactivity, the screen saver should start. (The screenshot below shows our own screensaver, 'StarMessage' being selected)

Verify that you have selected a screen saver.įor this troubleshooting, select one of the Apple built-in screensavers to eliminate the chance that your specific screensaver is to be blamed for not starting.

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You can also activate show Hello in all languages option or Match System Appearance (based on your Mac’s theme – light or dark). You can also click on Screen Saver options if you want to customize the Hello screen saver, you can switch between different themes (Spectrum, Soft Tones, or Minimal). Now scroll down and click on Hello screen saver to apply it as your current screen saver.

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