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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