Menu Bar/Now Playing Possible Glitch on MacBook Pro 2020

Hello, everyone. I've had this issue for (what I recall) to be a couple weeks now, though I've decided to see if it could be fixed here. Though I can't exactly remember how, I believe I was simply dragging around the "Now Playing Bar—only to realize that it became stuck like that. I tried this a couple more times, and now I'm left with (what you see in the picture.) It behaves like a regular window, but doesn't show up as one. I can drag it around and click on them, though they remain in the same position. (With the exception that pressing it causes it to be brought to the front.) I don't think this is due to a virus, but I'm also unaware of what else it could be.

Thank you for any future help.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 9, 2024 8:49 PM

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Posted on Mar 9, 2024 9:06 PM

Have you restarted your Mac?


If a simple reboot of your Mac doesn’t fix things, see if the problem still happens in Safe mode. It can take much longer to safe boot so be patient.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support 


Safe mode will often correct weird software behavior by forcing the OS to do disk repair, clear caches and other housekeeping and disables acceleration and third-party mods. When you're in safe boot, the machine won’t be at its best performance, especially with graphics, but that's expected.


Does the same thing happen while in Safe mode?


Exit safe mode by restarting your Mac normally and evaluate the issue again.

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Mar 9, 2024 9:06 PM in response to Alexaa__

Have you restarted your Mac?


If a simple reboot of your Mac doesn’t fix things, see if the problem still happens in Safe mode. It can take much longer to safe boot so be patient.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support 


Safe mode will often correct weird software behavior by forcing the OS to do disk repair, clear caches and other housekeeping and disables acceleration and third-party mods. When you're in safe boot, the machine won’t be at its best performance, especially with graphics, but that's expected.


Does the same thing happen while in Safe mode?


Exit safe mode by restarting your Mac normally and evaluate the issue again.

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Menu Bar/Now Playing Possible Glitch on MacBook Pro 2020

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