Screensaver not initiating even though proper settings selected

Hi cristobalwong,

We see your macOS screen saver doesn't seem to be starting up.

Under Apple menu () > System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver, which screen saver have you selected in the left window? Do you get the same result if you test a few of the others?

Also, you might also test by clicking Hot Corners in the lower right and setting one of the corners to "Start Screen Saver." Are you able to manually activate the screen saver that way? Use hot corners on Mac

Let us know, and we'll go from there. Take care.

Howdy cristobalwong,

Thanks for updating us with this information!

Let's confirm what is selected as the "Start after" preference to determine how much time should pass before the Screen Saver should appear. For easy finding, you'd want to choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Desktop & Screen Saver, then click Screen Saver. In addition to checking this, are you able to click Preview on the Screen Saver to see if that pops up and displays the selected option? You can find additional information on this via the following resource. The information below covers the "Start after" preference, which is found here: Change Screen Saver preferences on Mac

Click the “Start after” pop-up menu, then choose how long your Mac can be inactive before the screen saver starts. If you don’t want a screen saver to start, choose Never.

Be sure you don't have Never selected, and adjust it to 1 minute to test this quicker on your end. If this still isn't working, is this a personal computer, or is it managed by an educational institution or workplace?

We hope this helps.

Have a great day!

cristobalwong,

Thanks for getting back to us. At this point, we'd suggest taking a deeper dive at Get Support.

Have a fantastic day!