Safari downloading html links instead of opening, Keyboard layout getting changed, full screen option not working, MacBook shut down issue, Stage manager not working

Discovered and implemented a temporary solution:

I encountered a similar issue, and it appears to be related to a hardware problem where the Option key is intermittently registering as pressed automatically. To identify this, I enabled the 'Accessibility Keyboard' and observed highlighted keys, mirroring the behaviour when the Option key is manually pressed.

As a temporary workaround, you can follow these steps:

1. Open 'Modifier Keys.'
2. Set the 'Option Key' to 'No action.'

Holding down the Option key will switch the button to the normal and useful Zoom button as it used to be. If your Option key is stuck down, that’s what you’ll see.

Safari downloading the link is also a symptom of the Option key being held down.

I would imagine the rest of the problems are related to the stuck Option key.

MahanandY wrote:

I am unable to enter full screen mode in any application, if i hover to left top corner for three buttons i.e close, minimise and full screen, I am getting ZOOM option instead of Enter Full Screen.

On Ventura, Apple has decided to obfuscate the full screen toggle keyboard shortcut as fn F in the application View menu, and in reality the toggle remains control+cmd+F to enter and exit full screen mode. Although fn F works on an Apple Extended Magic Keyboard, it is an unnecessary stretch to reach the involved keys.

Turning sticky keys on and off fixed it for me

1. I can't open any page on safari or any browser (chrome).It is downloading html file.

2. Kye board issue

Abc india typeing anything else language and also any English language i can't type.

Like British pc ,Canadian English,U.S., US international pc.

I can't type English language.

3. Can't login properly.

4. F1 to F12 button is not working.

Physically it is fine but i can't increase or decrease volume.

Can't increase or decrease brightness

Same in kye board.

I need a serious help.

Could you post a screenshot of what you see - specifically where that "+" sign appears instead of the normal window buttons?

Try restarting in Safe Mode. Do things work while in Safe Mode? (Note: Safe Mode is slow; that part is normal).

Then restart normally again. Does the problem return?

Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

Any suggestion, how to fix it ?

I’m not sure why it is sticking. Does it feel like it isn’t pressing correctly? Maybe it’s actually something sticky spilled into it. I don’t know how to go about cleaning it.

If it is mechanically broken, I don’t think there is a fix other than replacing the whole keyboard.

VikingOSX wrote:

MahanandY wrote:

I am unable to enter full screen mode in any application, if i hover to left top corner for three buttons i.e close, minimise and full screen, I am getting ZOOM option instead of Enter Full Screen.

On Ventura, Apple has decided to obfuscate the full screen toggle keyboard shortcut as fn F in the application View menu, and in reality the toggle remains control+cmd+F to enter and exit full screen mode. Although fn F works on an Apple Extended Magic Keyboard, it is an unnecessary stretch to reach the involved keys.

Perhaps they are trying to bury this horribly useless feature.

arijit11 wrote:

1. I can't open any page on safari or any browser (chrome).It is downloading html file.

2. Kye board issue

Abc india typeing anything else language and also any English language i can't type.

Like British pc ,Canadian English,U.S., US international pc.

I can't type English language.

3. Can't login properly.

Soumds like you need a new keyboard. Does a different one work ok?

I have had the same problem twice now. Everyone saying it is because the option key is stuck, you are WRONG. I had this problem before and had to take my computer into the mac store to get it looked at. They never found anything. I turned off spaces because windows would randomly disappear when I would click on other windows, which led some people to suggest it. That did the trick.

But then it just started happening again when I downloaded Sonoma. This time when I turned off spaces (which Apple made it hard to do with Sonoma), it did not fix the problem. So I'm back to square one, and it's making my mac (2020 m1) nearly unusable. This is clearly a software issue that for some reason only happens to some macs, and has been happening for years. Several people have reported it, but the usual types who respond on these forums never believe us. But the problem is real, and there are quite a few people it has happened to.

I am also facing the same issue frequently. I tried with the Apple Care service centre, but they are simply re-installing the OS and cannot find the root cause. After a few days of OS update, the same issue is occurring.

No idea, what to do next! I appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks.

Is this specific question some how related to another question about Computer Not shutting down ?

Macbook Air M1 not shutting down. - Apple Community