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top menu bar missing in Monterey

Running Monterey 12.0 on a brand new MacBook Pro (14", M1 Pro) and the top menu bar keeps disappearing. It appears if I re-start the computer, but inevitably--usually a few hours later--it won't drop down when I move my mouse to the top of the screen. Haven't changed any settings or done anything that might change the display area, etc., so I have no idea what's going on. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 20, 2021 11:21 AM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2021 7:23 AM

Tarquin Tar wrote:

Running Monterey 12.0 on a brand new MacBook Pro (14", M1 Pro) and the top menu bar keeps disappearing. It appears if I re-start the computer, but inevitably--usually a few hours later--it won't drop down when I move my mouse to the top of the screen. Haven't changed any settings or done anything that might change the display area, etc., so I have no idea what's going on. Any ideas?


hmmm..


try SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

then reboot as normal to test.


make some change and come back to your preferred settings

Change Dock & Menu Bar preferences on Mac - Apple Support



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Nov 21, 2021 7:23 AM in response to Tarquin Tar

Tarquin Tar wrote:

Running Monterey 12.0 on a brand new MacBook Pro (14", M1 Pro) and the top menu bar keeps disappearing. It appears if I re-start the computer, but inevitably--usually a few hours later--it won't drop down when I move my mouse to the top of the screen. Haven't changed any settings or done anything that might change the display area, etc., so I have no idea what's going on. Any ideas?


hmmm..


try SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

then reboot as normal to test.


make some change and come back to your preferred settings

Change Dock & Menu Bar preferences on Mac - Apple Support



top menu bar missing in Monterey

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