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Electron-based apps cause system-wide lag on macOS 26 Tahoe


Maintainer update From @MarshallOfSound (#48311 (comment)): Hey folks, anyone experiencing this issue can you please raise a Feedback (via Feedback Assistant) with Apple. Make sure you send it whil...

Using an M1 Max MacBook Pro, having Electron-based apps open / not minimized causes a huge lag. CPU and GPU usage remains low, but if I have Discord and VS Code open, moving windows, scrolling is stuttery. This is kind of weird because while having Discord open and I'm in Chrome, the lag still occurs, but it's fixed if I minimize Discord (even though Chrome is fully in focus and maximized).

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