The Command Tilde won't work on my MacBook Pro

Steps to reproduce

Open Terminal and create multiple windows.
Open Google Chrome and create multiple windows.
Press command tab followed immediately by command shift tab (i.e., you changed your mind and you want to go back to the application that had the focus after all)
Press Command + Tilde.

At this point, switching between windows using Command + Tilde doesn't work.

Now,

Press Command + Tab to switch to the other multi-window app.
Press Command + Tilde

At this point, switching between windows does work.

In conclusion, you can't switch between windows using Command + Tilde if you use Command + Tab followed immediately by Command + Shift + Tab to start switching away from a multi-window app but then immediately switch back to it.

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Posted on Nov 28, 2023 11:17 AM

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heyzeus123

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Posted on Mar 15, 2024 10:26 AM

FIXED my issue by DISABLING Stage Manager. Verify your "Desktop & Dock" > "Stage Manager" settings.

NOTE: I accidentially had "Desktop & Dock" > "Mission Control" > “Displays have separate spaces” setting DISABLED thereby graying out the Stage Manager switch.

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mysanoop

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Dec 7, 2025 1:12 AM in response to heyzeus123

For those of you who are new to macOS:

If you're in full-screen more, the Chrome window is placed in its own separate "space" (a macOS concept). If so, and if new windows spawn in a new space, you can use 3 finger swipe left/right to switch windows. Or Ctrl + left/right arrow.
If you're maximized, cmd + ~ should work. Otherwise, reset the keyboard shortcuts.

The Command Tilde won't work on my MacBook Pro