jhelf11 wrote:
Hey! I've been experiencing what I think is a bug on multiple different macbooks. I'm running Tahoe 26.1 (though this has happened prior to updates as well).
Basically, I'll have one window with another window behind it. When I minimize the window in the foreground, the window in the background gets automatically snapped to the right half of my screen. This happens for any application. I do have rectangle installed, but don't see any problematic settings enabled on that and recall this happening before rectangle was installed.
How would I be able to stop this behavior?
You can try Command H to hide a window Command TAB to see and switch to a hidden window/app.
To be honest I never use minimize. There seem to be better ways than this outdated feature(?)
Full Screen...
View open windows and spaces in Mission Control on Mac
Not familiar with your third party app "rectangle"...(?) if in doubt uninstall it.
Verify your settings, see Windows section or the others if there is some interference.
Please note:
The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.2
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
To trouble shoot further you can:
—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.
This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
*** (if you are using a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries— connect the charging cable, this will make the wired keyboard successful Safe Boot your Mac.)
unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
