Starting this afternoon, my MacBook Pro started having an obscene amount of lag. Inputs are delayed by as much as 5 seconds, especially with the mousepad. The WindowsServer count in CPU is consistently over 60%. I’ve already tried updating and restarting, as well as reducing transparency.
#MacBook Pro lagging like crazy
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Starting this afternoon, my MacBook Pro started having an obscene amount of lag....
Which MacBook Pro model is this happening on? Also what version of macOS are you running?
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Which MacBook Pro model is this happening on? Also what version of macOS are you...
A regular MacBook Pro
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A regular MacBook Pro
What is the specific model? Go to the Apple logo, then click "About This Mac", you should find it there
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Sequoia 15.3.1
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Sequoia 15.3.1
Alrighty, what about the Mac model?
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Oh so the 13 inch MacBook Pro, have you tried restarting it?
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Oh so the 13 inch MacBook Pro, have you tried restarting it?
Yes
Problem kept reoccurring
And I updated too
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Does it happen with certain apps or everything across the system?
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Everything
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If you go to Activity Monitor, is there any specific apps using more resources?
This is what the app looks like, it is built in to macOS
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Alrighty, nothing seems abnormal. Try heading over to the “CPU” tab
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WindowsServer is finicky
I’ve seen it jump alll over the place
When I open Excel it gets worse
Maybe cuz of the number of apps open
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Yeah, I've heard of that being a CPU hog for some people. I'm not entirley sure, but I think the more app windows you have open, the higher the CPU usage for windowserver will be
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Yeah, I've heard of that being a CPU hog for some people. I'm not entirley sure,...
I've had thi smany windows open before and never had a problem until today
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Hm, weird. Let me see if @runic locust may know what could be going on
So Jim, this user is having an issue where their MacBook Pro is lagging, but they are on the latest software version. Nothing looks unusual in their Activity Monitor either.
The device is a 14 inch MacBook Pro (M2 Pro)
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Oh that isn't good. Is it overheating by chance?
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Oh that isn't good. Is it overheating by chance?
No. Fans aren’t blowing
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Alright, I'm not sure what could be the cause. Let's see if Jim responds, he may have a better idea than I do.
One more thing, if you close Chrome, does everything go back to being smooth?
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Is Chrome up-to-date by chance?
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Here's something we can do, try clearing out your Chrome cache: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
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Clearing the cache rn
Still slow
Clearing cookies and download history
Still slow
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I’m not sure then
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Alrighty
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Also try finding your login items in settings and disabling unnecessary items
Forget where it’s at tho
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shoot
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Also try finding your login items in settings and disabling unnecessary items
Fo...
Try this
And also try to move everything from chrome to safari :D
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why does everyone think it's Chrome
well I deleted my history and my login and it STILL isn't fixing the problem
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it's not a storage problem either - I have well over 100GB free
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why does everyone think it's Chrome
Chrome is RAM hog usually, but from the Activity Monitor, it doesn't show anything unusual.
@native wraith Do you have any ideas for why this users Mac could be lagging?
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I’m at the Genius Bar rn
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I’m at the Genius Bar rn
Oh, well hopefully they resolve the issue
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I concur
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Chrome is RAM hog usually, but from the Activity Monitor, it doesn't show anythi...
The Genius Bar person does think software is overclocking the RAM