Touch Bar is not showing the Control Strip

kristijan11 wrote:

I have a 2018 MacBook Pro 13-inch with i5. I've been using it for about a month and it works fine with me .

However, for some reason after new update (macOS Sonoma 14.3) my Touch Bar stopped showing the Control Strip completely . Now it's just completely black.

Can anyone please help me with this ? Thank you .

If restarting does not sort it, try a safeboot and compare your results

Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support login and test reboot as normal and test.

You can try from the Terminal.app Refresh the Control Strip in Touch Bar, copy & paste:

    killall ControlStrip

no insight— try making change in >System Settings>Keyboard>Touch Bar Settings... make changes to Control

Strip

I will say typically it indicates a hardware failure

In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test /assessment

Make an appointment for a "hardware issue"

Genius Bar Reservation and Apple Support Options - Apple

Outside the USA

Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support

Same here. Macbook Pro M1 and touchbar all black