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Zoom AI Companion2022-11-29 02:25 PM - last edited on 2023-06-06 01:55 PM by RN
I have a Mac user that has recently started to experience a system slowdown to the point of freezing when sharing their screen in Zoom. The user said that it only happens when sharing their screen in Zoom & that the rest of the time their system performs just fine. We've already tried a general uninstall/reinstall of Zoom and checking for updates with the reinstall, and the user's tried unchecking the advanced share screen setting: "User hardware acceleration to optimize video sharing".
I've read in forum posts that potentially checking the advanced share screen setting "Use TCP connection for screen sharing" is helpful, but I'm not sure what, if any, downsides that could cause.
We've also reset the user's NVRAM.
Does anyone have any other ideas that we could try to speed up the user's experience of Zoom while sharing their screen? I'm including the system specs below.
System info:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
Processor Speed: 2.30 GHz
Processor Type: 8-Core Intel Core i9
RAM: 32.0 GB
OS: Monterey 12.6.1
2022-11-30 04:46 PM
Hi Rachel,
Part of resetting the NVRAM is to restart the computer. So no restarting the computer did not help.
2023-06-06 02:03 PM
Hi @--AIM-- just checking in! Are you still facing this issue? If so, would love to further troubleshoot with you! Have you updated your Zoom client recently? If not, I would first suggest Updating Zoom to the latest version to see if that helps resolve your issue.
2023-07-19 09:43 AM
I am having the same problem, sharing screen turns the MacBook Pro extremely slow and after a few minutes the system freeze and log out.
My system:
MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2019
macOS Ventura 13.4.1 (c) (22F770820d)
Zoom: Version: 5.15.3 (20121)
2023-10-12 10:48 AM - edited 2023-10-12 10:48 AM
I have the same problem: sharing screen turns the MacBook Pro and then after a few minutes, system works extremely slow the system, then freezes. Helps reload OS
It appeared 1-2 months ago.
Reinstall zoom doesn’t help
MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2019
2024-12-02 06:31 AM
Just refresh the topic. I have same problem with my macbook. Letest version of Zoom reinstalled.
MacBook Pro 13-inch, 2020,
CPU: 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 1536 MB
RAM: 32 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X
2024-12-11 07:56 AM
Welcome to the Zoom Community, @MaciejJasinski! I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Have you tried updating your macOS?