Many MacBook Air users are facing issues after updating to the latest MacOS Big Sur that Safari is not working and Keeps crashing on macOS Big Sur 11. Safari won’t work and I'm not able to open up any page after the latest update.
Some users are reporting that Safari is super slow after the big Sur update and won’t; load images etc.
Monterey Safari not working
Lots of users are affected with the issue and there no official acknowledgment from the Apple on this issue. There are some solution avialable to fix Appstore not working on macOS Big Sur update on MacBook Air, Pro/ M1.
How to fix AppStore not opening/ App Store is frozen : Monterery/ MacOS Big Sur ?
Solution : Reset Network Settings
Safari may not work properly if it has a network related issue. This can be caused due to the MacOS Big Sur or Monterey update. To fix that you have to reset the network setting of the Mac. To do that please follow below steps.
Step 1:
Open up Finder, and click on Go in the top-left menu bar. Select Go to Folder
Step 2:
Enter the following address into the text field and click Go
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/
Step 3: Delete the following files
A Finder window should open up with some system files in front of you. Select the following files:
com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
com.apple.network.identification.plist or com.apple.network.eapolclient.configuration.plist
com.apple.wifi.message-tracer.plist
NetworkInterfaces.plist
preferences.plist
Step 4
Now remove those files from the SystemConfiguration folder. Select them and press Command + Delete to move them to the Trash.
Step 5
Once done, empty the Trash to permanently delete the files
After this restart your Mac. The macOS should now regenerate the network configuration files you deleted and all your network settings should be reset.
Solution : Deactivate Javascript
This is more like a workaround for Safari to work after macOS update. Try deactivating JavaScript fixes the issue. Uncheck the Enable JavaScript box in Safari in the macOS menu bar > Preferences > Security.
Disabling JavaScript isn’t a long term solution and could cause other issues on many websites.
Solution : Update the Mac
As the issue started with macOS Big Sur only, and this could be related to this update. To get the latest fix from Apple, please always update the Mac to Latest Software Version available. Go to on Top left->Apple” icon and select “About this Mac.-> check for Software Update”
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