Touchbar not working

My touchbar has suddenly stopped working, the lights and everything else still works but the touching part doesn't.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Jan 4, 2023 12:41 PM

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Jan 4, 2023 2:59 PM in response to Thiemen1

Thiemen1 wrote:

My touchbar has suddenly stopped working, the lights and everything else still works but the touching part doesn't.

On an Intel Mac—

Try resetting the SMC Reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support see the details.

Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

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