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macOS Full Screen Bug Causes Menu Bar to Disappear
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Personal experienceImported from BlueskyPublished Oct 15, 2026
Impact: the WHOLE DAMNED MENU BAR JUST COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS
From the original report
“this MASSIVE bug that keeps happening with Safari, Office, and more... where the WHOLE DAMNED MENU BAR JUST COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS. If you quit the app or use Esc to exit full screen, it comes back.”
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Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 15, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author describes personally observing a recurring bug where the menu bar completely disappears when using apps in full screen.
CleanApp AI summary
macOS Full Screen Bug Causes Menu Bar to Disappear: Users report that entering full screen mode across multiple applications, such as Safari and Microsoft Office, causes the macOS menu bar to completely disappear. The menu bar only restores after exiting full screen mode or quitting the affected application.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
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