Problems since updating to Tahoe 26.3

Since updating to Tahoe to 26.3 I've noticed that my wallpaper on my desktop is upside down (the photo/image I have always had on my desktop is upside down) and my HP printer all of a sudden prints double sided!


Having spoken to HP they recommended I speak with Apple. I may need to remove printer and add it again-something to do with the driver (?).


Finally, Spotlight does not work with my external hard drive-whereas it *was* working just fine until recently. Coincidence?


The whole thing is ridiculous. I can't stand updates. There are always issues post updates!

MacBook Air, macOS 26.3

Posted on Feb 26, 2026 1:13 AM

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Feb 26, 2026 2:05 AM in response to Psych13

Psych13 wrote:

Since updating to Tahoe to 26.3 I've noticed that my wallpaper on my desktop is upside down (the photo/image I have always had on my desktop is upside down)


This is a Known Issue Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are Apple Employees who deal will these types of issues . 


 Product Feedback - and make it known to Apple regarding this ongoing issue and my HP printer all of a sudden prints double sided!


Having spoken to HP they recommended I speak with Apple. I may need to remove printer and add it again-something to do with the driver (?).

Too generic of a statement to offer any real assistance.


Details on Make and Model may help



Finally, Spotlight does not work with my external hard drive-whereas it *was* working just fine until recently. Coincidence?

Alao Too generic of a statement to offer any real assistance.


Details and context may help



The whole thing is ridiculous. I can't stand updates. There are always issues post updates!

On 1 M4 Mac Mini, 1 M4 15" MBA and 1 M2 Mac Mini have all upGraded from Tahoe 26.0 through to and including Tahoe 26.3 have has zero issues


Yes, there are the Rounded Corners everywhere , Liquid Glass Effect, and the the now defunct Launchpad which has been Integrating into the functionalities of Spotlight


macOS Tahoe 26


But apart from that


The only real issues experienced is which machine to use at any given time


Mar 2, 2026 11:04 AM in response to Psych13

Psych13 wrote:

Since updating to Tahoe to 26.3 ... my HP printer all of a sudden prints double sided!

Having spoken to HP they recommended I speak with Apple. I may need to remove printer and add it again-something to do with the driver (?).

I would encourage you to carefully explore the printer options, which can sometimes be abstruse or obscure because of nested option windows and arrangement of the options by some printer manufacturers that are not very user friendly. I have several older printers (one from 2015 [Epson], one from 2011 [Canon]) as well as a new Epson 2026 unit, and in some instances the double sided option requires some digging and persistence to find, sometimes it is called "two-sided" or "double-sided," or "duplex" and sometimes it is buried inside "Printer Options" or sometimes it appears right up front. This has to do with the way that each printer interfaces with the OS. I wish they were more consistent. Also, under Tahoe many printers now DEFAULT to two-sided printing whereas they did not do that earlier. All the printers at work default to two-sided. Maybe due to modern concerns about the environment and minimizing use of paper, I can only guess. I like saving paper but I can't submit certain forms with print on both sides of the paper, and two-sided often does not work so well with colorful images or graphics!

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