Ventura GUI issues

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Ventura GUI issues

(1) After a while, Safari will load web pages that appear entirely black.

(2) After a while, when doing a Google search (from Google's web page) in Safari, the text is white on a white background.

(3) After a while, if I launch Affinity Designer, none of my images is visible: the canvas is entirely black.

(4) When using Excel (it might appear in other applications, but haven't checked), when I perform a "Save as...", the save button is no longer visible. If I click where the "Save" button should be, the document saves.

The only cure for the above 4 is to restart my Mac.

MacOS Ventura 13.5

I don't use dark mode.

The only Safari extensions I use are AdBlock.

I had no problems before updating to Ventura.

This is a 2022 Mac Studio

P.S. I had to repost this using Chrome, because the screen turned black when I went to click on the "Post" button.

Posted on Aug 21, 2023 4:29 PM

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Answer 1

Grace2211

Community Specialist

Aug 22, 2023 11:53 AM in response to Matthew Peterson

Hello Matthew Peterson,

We'd like to provide you with a few steps that may be able to assist you with the issues that you're having with macOS Ventura:

1. Start up your Mac in safe mode. Completing this step can help you identify whether issues you’re experiencing are caused by software that loads as your Mac starts up. Your screen may flash and load slower. This is expected behavior for this mode:

Use safe mode on your Mac

2. Verify if the issue occurs in a new user account. This will allow you to determine if the behavior is specific to your account or if it is a system wide issue: Add a user or group on Mac

3. Reinstall MacOS. Reinstalling macOS doesn't remove your personal data and can help resolve software relates issues

(Secure your data with a backup before proceeding): How to reinstall macOS

If the issues persists, we suggest reaching out to Apple Support directly. They will be able to assist you further. You can follow this link to connect with them: Get Support

Thanks for connecting with Apple Support Communities.

Best wishes!

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