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Mission Control not working

11.0.1 Big Sur, Model A1932


When I do the gesture (Slide with three or four fingers to the right/left) to slide to another desktop, it doesn't work. It is like I have one desktop. When I click the Mission Control button on my keyboard (F3), the desktops don't show up and my screen doesn't zoom out. The desktops only switch if I click the application in dock (If it is currently open in another desktop) or if I get a notification from an application that is open in another desktop, and I can't switch back unless I do one of those two things. My MacBook has restarted on its own a few times before this, I have restarted it a few times before this, and it still is happening. I went to System Preferences → Mission Control, but everything was the same as it was before, I changed a few settings which did nothing.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 30, 2020 2:34 PM

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Posted on Dec 7, 2020 2:04 PM

Hello -_Bella_-


We understand that you are unable to switch to another desktop using the F3 key or with multi finger gestures. You’re in the right place, we’d be glad to assist in seeking a solution.



You might try booting to safe mode to rule out any software conflicting with accessing the desktops: How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support



Additionally, test the issue with a different macOS user account:



Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support



Let us know the results.

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Dec 7, 2020 2:04 PM in response to -_Bella_-

Hello -_Bella_-


We understand that you are unable to switch to another desktop using the F3 key or with multi finger gestures. You’re in the right place, we’d be glad to assist in seeking a solution.



You might try booting to safe mode to rule out any software conflicting with accessing the desktops: How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support



Additionally, test the issue with a different macOS user account:



Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support



Let us know the results.

Mission Control not working

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