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Zoom ScreenShare+Video causes macbook air m5 to lag

  • August 24, 2026
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I have a new Macbook Air M5 which I got a month ago.

When i open a zoom meeting with 2 people (including me) - both of us keep our video on

And when I do a screenshare, the laptop is very laggy that the mouse cannot move in a smooth line.

 

Zoom is taking 80-90% CPU and also causing the macos WindowServer to take 95+% CPU.

Heavy memory compression and Swap is also filled up

 

My specs:

  • MacBook Air - 13inch
  • Chip: Apple M5
  • RAM: 16GB
  • OS: Tahoe 26.6.2