Lag occurring with various applications when windows are maximised on Apple Studio Display

I have been in contact with the Ableton company for some time to fix a bug that causes their Live 12 application to experience lag when I maximize my project window (workspace). This happens only when I connect my MacBook Pro M3 Max to my Apple Studio Display.


Today, I found out that the exact same problem occurs with Adobe Illustrator, which makes me suspect that it is not an applications bug.


So in short: maximized windows/workspaces cause lag on Studio Display, when connected to Macbook Pro. Does anyone else have these problems too?

MacBook Pro (M3 Max, 2023)

Posted on Apr 18, 2024 01:57 AM

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Jul 14, 2024 04:35 PM in response to eddie2223

Etrecheck:

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Jul 14, 2024 07:39 AM in response to eddie2223

mouse cursor position updates are done at extremely low priority in the deep background. That prevents your Mac from re-drawing the display 17 times when you move the cursor one micron. Usually, it all works out fine.


In very rare cases where all compute power is being used up doing computation, mouse cursor position may lag. Generally this only happens from time-to-time, and is not annoying, possibly not even perceptible.


By far the easiest way to cause poor performance, instability, overheating and crashing is to install ANY third-party speeder-uppers, Cleaners, Optimizers, or Virus scanners, Bit Torrent, or a VPN that you installed yourself. The main reason is that they are relentless in scanning your files, non-stop, looking for virus-like patterns in Everything, or looking for files that have changed. When completed, they do it all again.


¿Do you have anything like that installed?

Jul 15, 2024 07:58 AM in response to Miguelphoto_

the biggest issue is this one, but there are others:


Major Issues:

    Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


    Gatekeeper disabled - Gatekeeper security protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Apple security disabled - Apple security software is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.


Do this:


Settings/Preferences > software update > (Advanced ) >


[√] check got updates

.

.

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{√] install system data files and security updates


Next:

Settings/Preferences > Security&Privacy > General


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allow app downloaded from:

(•) App Store


close the window and save changes

next set:

( ) App store

(•) App Store and Identified developers


close the window and save changes


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