Menu bar missing and no control of anything

I have a 2016 Macbook pro running macOS Monterey, and have the identical problem as described in this thread: Menu bar missing and no control of anythi… - Apple Community

I've tried all the steps tried by the original poster, including:

-restarting multiple times

-logging into a different user account (which does not have the issue) and logging

back to my account (which the issue will still persist)

-do a PRAM and SMC reset

-reinstall my OS, which fixed the issue temporarily, but the issue came back once I shut down my

mac and restarted it

Since the original thread was closed without any resolution, I was wondering if anyone

has any answers.

Also, here is my EtreCheck report, it was suggested to run that diagnostic in the original thread: