DisplayLink Software - High CPU on MBA

tommiy · 09-18-2019, 08:30 AM

Definitely a DisplayLink issue. I have run my MAC for 2 days without the DisplayLink driver installed but using thunderbolt monitors without experiencing the issue. Within 10 minutes of attaching a DisplayLink dock the DisplayLink Manager goes to above 100% CPU and Windowserver >35%. Disconnecting the dock removes the DisplayLink Manager CPU use but Windowsserver remains at 35%. The only way to restore is to reboot multiple times, typically twice, for some reason once is not enough.

So reinstalling Mojave as a clean install and blowing away all my previous data has had no effect on the outcome.

No responses from DisplayLink I see....shame.

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09-18-2019, 08:30 AM	#14
tommiy Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 92	Definitely a DisplayLink issue. I have run my MAC for 2 days without the DisplayLink driver installed but using thunderbolt monitors without experiencing the issue. Within 10 minutes of attaching a DisplayLink dock the DisplayLink Manager goes to above 100% CPU and Windowserver >35%. Disconnecting the dock removes the DisplayLink Manager CPU use but Windowsserver remains at 35%. The only way to restore is to reboot multiple times, typically twice, for some reason once is not enough. So reinstalling Mojave as a clean install and blowing away all my previous data has had no effect on the outcome. No responses from DisplayLink I see....shame.