"Cycle Through Windows" no longer working

Something that just stopped working, maybe with a recent Mac update:


When trying to cycle through multiple windows in Finder, either by selecting the option from "Window -> Cycle Through Windows", using the keyboard shortcut it shows there (command + `) or the keyboard shortcut I have always used (command + §), nothing happens. Nothing happens when I use the keyboard to cycle between windows of any app.


It used to work 🤷‍♂️ What else can I try?



Posted on Dec 19, 2023 9:11 AM

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Posted on Feb 24, 2024 3:05 PM

I was having the same issues, and it has to do with the abomination of a "feature" that Apple has called Stage Manager. I had to enable Stage Manager, enable "displays have different spaces" and then the command+` was cycling through stage manager (what a horrible and dumb feature that is). I disabled it and I got my "cycle through windows" shortcut working again.

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Feb 24, 2024 3:05 PM in response to leroydouglas

I was having the same issues, and it has to do with the abomination of a "feature" that Apple has called Stage Manager. I had to enable Stage Manager, enable "displays have different spaces" and then the command+` was cycling through stage manager (what a horrible and dumb feature that is). I disabled it and I got my "cycle through windows" shortcut working again.

Dec 19, 2023 9:19 AM in response to localben

localben wrote:

Something that just stopped working, maybe with a recent Mac update:

When trying to cycle through multiple windows in Finder, either by selecting the option from "Window -> Cycle Through Windows", using the keyboard shortcut it shows there (command + `) or the keyboard shortcut I have always used (command + §), nothing happens. Nothing happens when I use the keyboard to cycle between windows of any app.

It used to work 🤷‍♂️ What else can I try?


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/10ee5907-366d-440f-b9cb-8a26efa7a16f


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/5d382d52-7f3e-4234-9e7f-54a33c53d882



You can try disabling the new Stage Manager.





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