I believe the correct command for locking the computer is CTRL + CMD + Q. hth.
- Brad - On Nov 26, 2025, at 07:08, [email protected] wrote: Lock the screen with Command Shift Q then unlock. That get's rid of that. Upgrading to Tahoe has also done it for me. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 6:18 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Mac Mini Lori, My Max have been doing that for years. I could never figure out what exactly wants authentication. There are no hidden windows, I think it’s just a VoiceOver vaguary. > On Nov 26, 2025, at 2:58 AM, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > last night I turned off my Mac Mini running Sequoia. ever since I turned it > back on vo’s been saying “authentication” each time I close Safari or mail. I > can’t move at all until I press command-tab then I get: Finder. anybody have > any suggestions as to why it might be doing that? > > thanks. > Lorie > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/96D24109-904C-4057-B12C-5DF95E43A0D7%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/90FA0801-5796-4CA7-A238-586CE20675BE%40noisynotes.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/01c701dc5ed5%24ca703af0%245f50b0d0%24%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/F59CD8D4-92E7-4D3F-948D-1250E3CF557E%40swbell.net.
