However, certain applications will come with menu bar integrations that automatically launch every time you open your Mac computer, regardless of whether or not you’re currently using its associated application. If you’ve customized it a bit, you might also have Bluetooth, Time Machine, or AirPlay turned on as well. You’ve got the stand clock, internet connection indicator, and battery tracker to start.

Why Do Third-Party App Icons Show up on Mac Menu Bar?īy default, the menu bar doesn’t contain very many icons. If It Has No Uninstaller: Use CleanMyMac (Optimization > Launch Agents) If It Has an Uninstaller: Remove with the Uninstaller If the App Launches on Login: Disable via System Settings (Login Items)

Why Do Third-Party App Icons Show up on Mac Menu Bar?.

But I'm a bit worried because I've never seen such a dialog message before. I've scanned my computer using Bitdefender Virus Scanner and Malwarebytes and they didn't find anything. Also, System Information > Legacy Software says 'No information found.' I can tell that none of the installed apps or extensions have been updated recently by looking at the Last Modified dates in System Information > Applications and System Information > Extensions respectively.

I don't want to enable system extensions without first knowing which system extension and which app this all has to do with. But all that System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General says is that 'Your current security settings prevent the installation of system extensions' and a button titled Enable system extensions. I clicked Open Security Preferences (without first taking a screenshot of the dialog window which then disappeared, so I can't be sure of the message exactly) thinking that System Preferences would show which application/extension has been updated. To finish the update, you must approve it in the Security & Privacy System Preferences', and two buttons, OK and Open Security Preferences. Yesterday my M1 Macbook Air running macOS Monterey 12.1 popped up a dialog window titled System Extension Updated, with a message that said something like 'A program has updated system extension(s). You must approve it in the Security & Privacy System Preferences.

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