I have a 2022 Macbook pro M2 and the touchbar is not showing any display but still registers controls such as mute. I have tried restarting and using the code "sudo pkill TouchBarServer; sudo pkill ControlStrip" in terminal and still nothing shows. What else can I do?
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Original Title: Touchbar not showing
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 26.0
gabegbsn wrote:
I have a 2022 Macbook pro M2 and the touchbar is not showing any display but still registers controls such as mute. I have tried restarting and using the code "sudo pkill TouchBarServer; sudo pkill ControlStrip" in terminal and still nothing shows. What else can I do?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 26.0
In addition you can try —
A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
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 Support - Apple Support
verify your software is up to date—
The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.1
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
gabegbsn wrote:
I have a 2022 Macbook pro M2 and the touchbar is not showing any display but still registers controls such as mute. I have tried restarting and using the code "sudo pkill TouchBarServer; sudo pkill ControlStrip" in terminal and still nothing shows. What else can I do?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 26.0
In addition you can try —
A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
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 Support - Apple Support
verify your software is up to date—
The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.1
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Touchbar not displaying on 2022 MacBook Pro M2
