https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513456
--- Comment #5 from mcm <[email protected]> --- Guess I need to keep a virtual terminal open as it wouldn’t let me open anything. If it happens again I’ll try the ctl+alt+f1. Thanks for the pointer. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 17, 2025, at 1:48 AM, Thomas Baumgart <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513456 > > --- Comment #4 from Thomas Baumgart <[email protected]> --- > As a side note not related to the cause of the behavior you encounter: you > mention > >> ... I also noticed I could not click on anything in the task bar anymore. >> Couldn’t start new programs, couldn’t shut down the machine ... > > I see this myself now and then, especially after heavily switching between > applications and virtual activities. I found out, that KWin is causing this > and > for me it helps to switch into virtual text console mode (e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F1), > log into the regular user and kill the kwin process (it restarts > automatically). Then switching back to graphical mode brings back full control > while all applications are still running. > > -- > You are receiving this mail because: > You are on the CC list for the bug. > You reported the bug. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
