How to fix OnVue on Mac

To anyone who might come across this, if you run OnVue using Rosetta, it likely will work. I just tested twice successfully.

Right click the OnVue.app file > Get Info > tick Run on Rosetta > then open the app > Install.

I got it work by turning off Stage Manager and closing all virtual Desktops <- only leave Desktop 1

I am using a Macbook Air M3 and it was both what startivityz said about StageManager and other things and the enable Rosetta that finally made it work!

Not being an Apple product, I suggest you contact the developer and ask them.

Keep in mine, it the developer's responsibility to make their product work with Apple OS; not the other way around. So if they tell you it's an Apple problem, you know better.

This indicates it's a Microsoft app: https://home.pearsonvue.com/Clients/Microsoft/Online-proctored.aspx

I encountered this issue the past couple of days on my Mac. After following some recommendations, most of which didn’t work, I found what worked for me.

• I created a new user and skipped all the configurations/settings
• I set Microsoft Edge as my default browser
• I disabled Stage Manager
• From the Input Monitoring system systems, I allowed onVue (not sure if this helped)

I was now able to run the simulations and actual exam without issues

Hoping this will help someone.

Running a MacBook Pro on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1.

I had the same issues as the OP and many others when testing my system with OnVue.

Close any additional desktops you have running before you simulate your test. This and toggle off your Stage Manager.

Sign out of apple/FaceTime and any other apps you might get interrupted with.

I am hoping no issues on test day... but this worked for now!

I am on an M1, and to get it working, I had to go to the Info on the app and turn on compatbility mode (Rosetta) to make it work.

Sadly when I got all the way in I found it doesn't support voiceover...

For me (MacBook Pro M2 with latest MacOS) removing Stage manager didn't work. Nor did Rosetta (OnVue app would get buggy).

The only thing that worked was use a brand new USER.

Hope it'll work for the actual exam day

I tried all of this stuff, made all the changes, and nothing worked.

The simplest solution is to create a new user on a Mac, log in using that user, Install Chrome, and everything works well.

Note: I had the open using Rosetta option enabled from main user, which might be helpful as well.

Thanks

Alagurl87, please start a new topic thread. 9 people found startivityz's post useful.

I don't know what you are calling the system test. Please verify exactly what you are trying to do on the "System Test" when you start your thread.

I can affirm that stage manager is affecting onvue. I faced the same issue for my exam and after turning off stage manager, the exam launched successfully.

This worked for me. Thanks a lot.

2025-03-07

I spent all day, like 8 hours, off and on trying various fixes. Nothing worked. Then I tried turning Rosetta on, et voila!

Thank you RiotMac.

Apple M3 MacBook Pro

macOs Sequoia 15.3.1

DId you check the download folder?

Do you have any security blocks on the browser preferences?

I would submit an inquiry directly to to the OnVue support team:

https://home.pearsonvue.com/Test-takers/OnVUE-online-proctoring.aspx

Intriguingly, Apple Certification used Pearson Learning, so it does run on Macs. So unless they changed something since 2018, I can only imagine there might be a browser extension or security preference to blame.

Thanks, this managed to get the system test up and running for me.. so here's hoping that I'm all Ok for exam day.

It's hard to say which of these were my issue because a lot of these settings also apply to me (previously using stage manager, use universal control and also use Logitech options+)