crunch42 wrote:
Just updated to Monterey 12.1 and now I have to click an app's dock icon twice to get to the app I'm clicking on. Say I'm in Safari and I click on Mail. Instead of showing me Mail, it shows me Finder. If I click on Mail twice, it shows me Mail. It's not these specific apps, it's any combination of apps -- both Apple and third-party. Sometimes clicking once on the dock icon works, but half the time it doesn't.
Similar behavior with pressing command-tab. Instead of showing me the most recent app, it shows me some other app.
Have you tried rebooting more than once since you "updated?"
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
