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My screen is no longer powering off or locking

I am currently running MacOS Monterey 12.5.1 and I have noticed the following. My screen is no longer going to sleep when I am inactive (I walk away from the system, and hours later the screen is still on). More importantly, the screen is not locking. This was working in 12.5, not sure why this is not working now. What can I do to fix this?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Sep 8, 2022 7:41 AM

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Sep 8, 2022 1:44 PM in response to crphilipp

Refer to below and you original image where the " Prevent your Mac from Automatically Sleeping with Display is Off "


Has it always been set that way an times to what looks like Slider is to Lowest Possible Time


Then second image from My Setup on M1 MBA and do not use Hot Corners but for yours what opens are enabled ?




And Last Image of my Battery setting and all seems to work as intended here


Sep 9, 2022 8:01 AM in response to PRP_53

I had set the "Prevent Mac from sleeping when the screen is off" since I do computer work, the Mac going to sleep breaks some of my network connections.


As for the bar being set to the lowest setting, I did this for testing purposes. I am currently using this setting, and the display never goes to sleep; it stays on unless I actively set it off.

Sep 9, 2022 8:08 AM in response to crphilipp

Etrecheck

Understand, we are all working Remotely from all around the world.

Therefore, we do not have the On-Hands experience the User ( you ) has with this computer.

The next best thing for us to having a semi - actual On-Hand experience  with this computer is to follow the steps below

Download the Application Etrecheck directly from the Developer.

The application is free or paid from added features. 

It will take a Snap Shot -  both the hardware and software.

 The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 

Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last )

We can have a look at the report for possible issues and may have possible suggestions to resolve the issues.

My screen is no longer powering off or locking

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