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system preferences won't load

I upgraded this week to macOS Big Sur (11.1), and I find that System Preferences will not open. The dock shows it is "running," but the window does not appear. Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 8, 2021 10:39 AM

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Jan 8, 2021 11:13 AM in response to johner1940

johner1940 wrote:

I upgraded this week to macOS Big Sur (11.1), and I find that System Preferences will not open. The dock shows it is "running," but the window does not appear. Any suggestions?


What about from the  drop down>System Preferences (?)


What about from the Applications folder>System Preferences.app




If it is running you can Force Quit from the 


system preferences won't load

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