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CharlieArellano
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Apr 23, 2020
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Why Teams is slowing down my Mac?

It's been a while since I've been having issues with my MacBook Pro 16" performance while using teams for example in a call or in a live event, and I can't even think of having the app open while edi...
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    ChrisAnders1969
    Sep 16, 2020

    2 of my colleagues mine experienced warped MAC batteries (and cases) as a result of their machines overheating - caused by Teams. Indication is fan staying on for a long time (all day?) which cant be healthy.  Im told the solution they found (probably through online search) was to change the setting in Teams to disable GPU hardware acceleration. Worked for me! KHartman 

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sl8ed
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Sep 25, 2020

ChrisAnders1969

Thanks for your input. This has been bugging me for ages. In my case I unchecked the box for "disable GPU hardware acceleration" and it transformed TEAMS immediately. Lag completely gone. Temperatures back to normal. CPU usage down from 100%+ to <5%!!!!! 

One thing to mention is that I use an external monitor.

Thanks

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CharlieArellano
Brass Contributor
Sep 25, 2020

sl8ed I use two external monitors! But the last two months everything has gone good, I have moved my hub and the power cord to the right and it has been a massive change in the performance, plus, have disabled CPU on Teams.

 

Hope this helps, sl8ed!