Questions tagged [system-settings]
System Preferences, the application for OS X that allows you to modify various system settings. The application is organized into different preference panes.
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Are there privacy settings that block apps from screen-sharing other apps' windows?
Are there privacy settings that block apps from screen-sharing other apps' windows? When a MacOS user tries sharing his full screen with me on Signal Desktop, I only see his Signal window; everything ...
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Customize delay for login-screen
I can choose the delay between the time when the screen goes to sleep and the time when a password is required again. I can choose from a menu: 5 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, etc. But what I want is ...
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How can I remove deleted apps from showing up in “System Settings”?
Since macOS 26, one can natively choose to show/hide the menulet (menu bar items) of third-party apps. This is managed in System Settings > Menu bar. My problem is that System Settings > Menu ...
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How can I set text replacements programmatically in recent versions of macOS?
In older versions of macOS, it used to be possible to set text replacements (System Settings… ⮕ Keyboard ⮕ Text Replacements…) using defaults write or defaults import. For instance, the following used ...
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Why is my LANG=en_US@rg=fizzzz and what can I do about it?
I have a brand new Mac Mini and I set it up to use English as its system language, but I am physically in Finland and so set up some things like dictation and keyboard layout to use local conventions, ...
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Maximum number of software keyboards on different models of iPad
Due to language-learning activity I have 44 keyboards installed on my third-generation iPad Air, running iPadOS 18.6.2 . Trying to add a 45th keyboard causes the Settings app to crash. I'm considering ...
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View processes allowed in background [duplicate]
The new system preferences are pure horror. It's absolutely confusing, things were moved to completely other sections and the endless lists of stuff are basically impossible to use. Suffice to say ...
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How to find/remove this system extension?
macOS 15 here... When the system is started I have this message this message. Translation: System Extension blocked. A program tried to load an extension signed by "Legacy Developer: HP", ...
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Apple Account Suggestions Verify Password failing to verify and save
I can't seem to "Verify Password" for "Apple Account Suggestions", and I think it's my VPN (work) or Jamf policies, and I can't figure out what the issue is to tell the network/...
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Can I stop macOS asking for screen recording permission while using mss.mss() in a python script?
I am trying to use mss to capture a portion of my screen using the following code: import mss import cv2 import numpy as np monitor_region = { "top": 810, "left": 1070, ...
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Why is system services taking so much data?
For some reason, I am using a lot of data and the second biggest issue is system services, particularly the general category. Why is this? I have it set to low data mode, Wi-Fi assist is disabled, and ...
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System Settings window fails to load
Sometimes when I've been using my M1 MacBook Pro with Sonoma 14.5 (23F79) for a couple of hours this bug appears. I open System Settings and the application appears to load, but there is no window. If ...
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Open pdfs in Preview instead of Adobe Reader
Before macOS Ventura. I'm using Preview as standard application to open pdf files, and have Adobe Reader installed for occasional use. Problem For the past week, whenever I double-click on a pdf file, ...
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Why Apple Intelligence is not available when all conditions are met?
I have an M3 Max MacBook Pro. I have just updated to macOS 15.4 which, as advertised, should've brought support for Apple Intelligence in Italian. Upon logging in, though, the System Settings screen ...
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How to set up the system so that when I click a link in any (non-browser) app it opens in Firefox in private browsing mode?
I'm using macOS Sequoia. My default browser is Firefox, so whenever I click a link in a (non-browser) app it opens it in Firefox. However, it opens it in a 'normal' browsing window, and I'd like it to ...
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