runnerpadilla wrote:
The menu bar automatically hides during full-screen internet browsing, and sometimes in desktop mode- disrupting my workflow almost every time I try to swap between tabs and tab groups (frequent in legal research).
As an attempt to solve the problem, I've unchecked both boxes to "Automatically hide the menu bar" on the desktop and in full-screen mode and restarted the computer. Still, the auto-hiding behavior continues.
I use a 13" Macbook Air 2020 with macOS Monterey. All assistance is appreciated!
To trouble shoot further you can:
—Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-other-users-on-your-mac-mtusr001/mac
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
