Quicktime Player menu completely disappears when screen recording. (the ESC key does nothing)

I have the exact same issue on my MacBook Pro (Sequoia 15.1.1) and QuickTime (10.5) and Command-Control-Esc does nothing. Thanks to jefferythefrog's post, I found that Command-Shift-5 does bring up the toolbar that allows me to stop recording. Thanks @jefferythefrog!

Otherwise, there does seem to be a bug in works here, as no obvious way to stop recording (no menu bar, etc.) leaves the app/feature superfluous.

that is odd. there should be a stop button on your menubar that you can click to stop the recording.

if you are recording in "full screen" you might need to mouse over the top of the screen for the menu bar to show up so you can click the stop button.

if that doesn't work, then while the recording is in progress, you can use the "command-shift-5" shortcut again and there will be a stop button on the controls bar.

EDITED

sorry, I needed to edit my last reply to correct the keyboard shortcut.

and I forgot to add, "command-control-esc" also stops a recording.

you're welcome. I'm glad my reply helped you. :)