Imac 27" Late 2013 intermittently returning to Login Screen

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Hi,
I have the above machine which I have just updated from Mojave to Catalina.
I have always had an issue whereby when using trackpad or Magic Mouse that
on occasion it returns to the login screen, I really don't know why.
If I am watching a video for example, I can still hear it running in the background,
despite the fact that I'm only seeing the login screen. It's most peculiar.
The only way I can return to what I was doing prior to this happening, is to re-enter
my password.
Any assistance would be most welcome.
Thanks.

Mike
 

Cory Cooper

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Hello and welcome.

Does the screen saver activate when you are watching a video?

It sounds like it may be a setting in:
 > System Preferences... > Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver
 > System Preferences... > Security & Privacy > General (try changing/unchecking Require password 5 minutes after sleep or screen saver begins
 > System Preferences... > Energy Saver

Sometimes OS upgrades have different defaults than previous versions.

C
 

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