Menu Bar Turned Gray after update to MacOS 12.1

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Menu Bar Turned Gray after update to MacOS 12.1

The menu bar turned gray after updating to macOS Monterey 12.1. This has occurred on two different computers.

This is true for both "Dark Mode" and "Light Mode."

Reducing transparency in the only solution for now, but it takes away the color.

The only thing I use in the menu bar is iStat menus, and they claim they have nothing to do with these kinds of display settings.

Anyone else experiencing this? I need to know if I need to submit a bug report to Apple.

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Dec 15, 2021 7:05 PM

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Wesley Johnson Author

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Dec 15, 2021 7:39 PM in response to Wesley Johnson

Well, the 3rd restart was the charm. Now everything is as it should be. Carry on.

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Dec 15, 2021 7:35 PM in response to Wesley Johnson

Okay, this is getting weirder. I turned transparency on and off and toggled between light and dark mode.

I have a USB-C monitor going into the MacBook Pro, and now the computer display is stuck in dark mode transparency (no matter which mode is selected):

and the monitor display is stuck in light mode transparency (no matter which mode is selected):

If I unplug the monitor, the computer display is stuck in light mode transparency like the 2nd one.

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Answer 3

Dec 20, 2021 10:40 AM in response to Wesley Johnson

Wanted to thank you for posting the question. I just updated and had the same issue, one restart resolved it.

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Menu Bar Turned Gray after update to MacOS 12.1

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