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spent a good amount of time troubleshooting:
- Rebooted the system
- Used both Chrome and Safari
- Downloaded the OnVUE app multiple times
- Disabled Stage Manager
- Cleared ~/.BrowserLock/ in Terminal
- Tried running via Rosetta
- Zscaler on/off
- Enabled screen recording and checked permissions