Macbook Air screen dead spots

There are large sections of my macbook screen where its completely unresponsive. The display works perfectly but hovering my cursor over the area and trying to click anything doesn't work. This is consistent through multiple different applications. My best guess is that something is running in the background secretly that is hijacking parts of my screen but thats just a stab in the dark.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 23, 2023 8:50 AM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2023 10:45 AM

Hey augxe,


There could be an issue with the display itself or a software issue as you mention. Let's help to narrow it down by starting your Mac to safe mode as this will stop third-party apps and processes from launching. Here's more information on safe mode, and how to start there: Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


In that same resource you'll find steps to take for if the issue continues or not. To exit safe mode you'll want to restart your Mac.


Let us know what you find.


Take care!

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Oct 24, 2023 10:45 AM in response to augxe

Hey augxe,


There could be an issue with the display itself or a software issue as you mention. Let's help to narrow it down by starting your Mac to safe mode as this will stop third-party apps and processes from launching. Here's more information on safe mode, and how to start there: Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


In that same resource you'll find steps to take for if the issue continues or not. To exit safe mode you'll want to restart your Mac.


Let us know what you find.


Take care!

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