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If you’d like your Mac to lock after going to sleep and to customize those settings, head to System Preferences → Security & Privacy and choose Require password.

Alternately, you can use the keyboard shortcut command + control + Q.

Under System Preferences → Security & Privacymake sure the box next to Disable automatic login is selected if you’d like to password protect your Mac/user account.

Keep reading below for more on customizing the lock screen settings in System Preferences. There was no option to select Switch User from that screen, so the first user had to log in first and only then could the account be switched. There was only the option to type the password or click Cancel which resulted in the screen shutting off.

First we’ll take a look at how to immediately do this with a keyboard shortcut and with the  menu. The lock screen showed up only showing the account that had been logged into previously. There are a few different ways to lock your Mac’s screen. If you’re using an older Mac with an optical drive, press Control+Shift+Eject instead. If you’re using a newer Mac where the Power button is a key, just press Control+Shift+Power.

Whether you’re new to Mac or just haven’t had a need to set up password protection in macOS before, follow along for how to customize and lock your screen. Lock Your Mac With a Keyboard Shortcut If you don’t want to wait for your Mac to go to sleep, you can quickly lock your Mac with a simple keyboard shortcut.