I updated to 26.2 two days ago
Since than cmd+space or klicking the Spotlight Icon in the Menu open Spotlight search.
affects every user on my Mac Studio
Any help appreciated
Mac Studio, macOS 26.2
Go to System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcut (button) > Spotlight, and make sure the command is set properly. You can also click the Restore Defaults button at the bottom.
Command-space works properly to launch Spotlight on 26.2 for me, with Siri (and Apple Intelligence) off.
Go to System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcut (button) > Spotlight, and make sure the command is set properly. You can also click the Restore Defaults button at the bottom.
Command-space works properly to launch Spotlight on 26.2 for me, with Siri (and Apple Intelligence) off.
enabled Siri just for testing
-> cmd+space works
disabled Siri again
cmd+space still works
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No, it shouldn't make a difference. I'm using an Apple Magic Keyboard with Num Pad on my MBP in clamshell mode. Spotlight was and remains Command-Space. Control-Space does nothing. On your Mac, what does System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcut (button) > Spotlight list as the keyboard shortcut? If it lists Command-Space (as in my screenshot, and that's the default) but for you Command-Space is NOT opening Spotlight, then that IS weird. Maybe you've mapped the Modifier keys to non-default options? That can be done on a keyboard specific basis:
I am having the same problem as kpgkpg. After my Mac booted, command-space did not bring up Spotlight. I checked the Keyboard shortcut and it looked correct. However, I changed command-space to command-L to see what would happen and it worked - command-L bought up Spotlight. So I changed it back to command-space and to my surprise, it worked. I don't know what is going on but this is what I'm doing now - if command-space does not open Spotlight, I bring it up using the microphone key (I am using a Keychron keyboard). I only have to do this once, and then command-space works all day until I power down the computer. Thanks!
VikingOSX wrote:
I can open a Spotlight panel on Tahoe 26.2 with ctrl+spacebar. I have changed nothing for that working keyboard shortcut result. The cmd+space shortcut opens the keyboard input selector.
That's weird. 🤔
strange how replies are sorted......the top-ranking reply tells nothing helpful because it ignores that clicking on the menu bar icon also does not work to start spotlight search.
unfortunately i can not upvote my reply explaining what helped me.
I can open a Spotlight panel on Tahoe 26.2 with ctrl+spacebar. I have changed nothing for that working keyboard shortcut result. The cmd+space shortcut opens the keyboard input selector.
It shouldn't make a difference that I am using an Apple extended Magic Keyboard on my M4 Mac Mini Pro.
Unless it's one of the new keyboards that require 15.1. ⌘+space has always opened Spotlight. ∧+space does nothing with any of my keyboards on my M3 iMac.
spotlight search does not open (cmd+space or Menu-click)
