Contents in Dialog Boxes not responding

I found a similar issue in other OS versions, but since I have upgraded to Monterey 12.3 the contents of dialog boxes isn't responsive. I cannot upload documents if there is not a drag and drop feature, and if I minimize the boxes, then resize, they are responsive to a point. Is there a known fix for this?

Thank you in advance.

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Mar 25, 2022 9:15 AM

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Mar 25, 2022 9:27 AM in response to srforker

First, try restarting your mac, if you haven't already.

If you do, and the problem persists, restart in Safe Mode and test. Is the problem present in Safe Mode?

Restart normally again. Is the problem fixed?

If not: Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

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