"Johannes Luijten" background item after updating to macOS Ventura

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"Johannes Luijten" background item after updating to macOS Ventura

Is anyone else seeing a "Johannes Luijten" background item after updating to macOS Ventura? I am trying to determine if this is a bug, a remnant of the testing within Apple, or if my iMac has some kind of issue.

For now I've disabled it and rebooted and things seem to work fine with it turned off, but I can't find anything related to that name that would be tied to anything I knowingly installed on my Mac. I also don't see it listed in my Activity Monitor.

System Settings > General > Login Items > Allow in the Background

iMac

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 12:27 PM

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Answer 1

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obsidianspider Author

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Oct 24, 2022 12:51 PM in response to obsidianspider

It turns out it was the helper app for ApplePiBaker. Since it doesn't seem to work with Ventura yet, I've removed it along with the helper app following the instructions from their forum. After doing the steps below and rebooting, the background app is no longer showing up.

Removed the .app and emptied the trash
Removed the /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.twe* file
Removed the /Library/LaunchDaemons plist file
Rebooted

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Answer 2

Oct 24, 2022 12:43 PM in response to obsidianspider

Some googling did find that name in another Apple support discussion post with "ApplePiBaker" which I have installed (though apparently it's not supported in Ventura as I get an error). So maybe it's somehow related to that. Though when I uninstall ApplePiBaker that remains in my settings.

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-Bubba-

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Oct 24, 2022 12:47 PM in response to obsidianspider

Do you have an app from Tweaking4All installed (see below list)? It appears that apps from them have this item. Try checking Activity Monitor for background apps.

Possible Apps From Tweaking4All

Tweaking4All

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