One possibility for this could be corruption in the global preferences file for OS X, which is a hidden file that holds a number of system-wide settings for an individual user, including system ...

Some users are getting problems where system applications such as the System Preferences or Terminal open but instead of displaying normally only show a blank white window. The programs will ...

System Preferences is now called System Settings, and that's not the only thing that's changed. Some settings have moved, too!

The first step to updating your Safari browser is checking if your Mac actually has any available system updates. If you have macOS Mojave or later, upgrades will come via your System Preferences.

The System Preferences tool arranges the different settings through icons that you click to open. You then have to click the back arrow to return to the previous screen.

Apple likes to monkey with System Preferences in macOS. Every few releases, they move things around, rename items, and change how it works. But you might have overlooked a long-running option to ...

The System Preferences will then display all of the icons with checkmarks next to them. The list will shrink, with icons shifting over to eliminate visible gaps in the list.