[cwsand]

I had some similar issues with 2022.9 and I think it may have had something to do with a message window in Pro Tools that had popped open, or was suppose to have opened but hidden behind the mix or edit windows. It was like it was waiting for me to close the window, but it wasn't there. Sorry, I wish I could remember what was triggering the message - it did actually happen a couple of times where I couldn't access the menus, but once I minimized the mix/edit windows I could see and close the message and continue working. It was just odd that sometimes it did the same thing but I couldn't locate the message window and couldn't do anything other than a Force Quit.