Anyone else finding that Tahoe 26 freezes up every few minutes?

I installed Tahoe 26 last night on my 2024 MacBook Pro (M3). Are other people finding that it just freezes up every few minutes? I don't have any "interesting" apps installed (other than MS Word they are all Apple Apps). But every 10-15 minutes, everything just freezes up: I can move the mouse but not click on anything. It stays that way for 2-5 minutes, then resumes normal operation. It happens whether I am running software or just navigating in the finder. So right now, I'm trying to figure out if this is a "me problem" or an "I upgraded too soon" mistake.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Sep 22, 2025 10:56 AM

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stwskinn

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Posted on Oct 21, 2025 12:44 PM

I had the same issue with my Mac Mini M2 Pro freezing and just being totally unusable. I contacted Apple Support several times with no resolution other than my device is new enough that it is supported for Tahoe OS26. I called them back today and demanded that they help me roll back my OS to Sequoia. At first they tried to tell me that I couldn’t roll it back. Thet told me it would reinstall OS 26. This was not true! When when through the steps it offered me to install Sequoia and that’s what I did. The blazing fast performance has been restored to my Mini and it is functional again. I recommend trying Tahoe only in virtualized environment until they release the stable RC. Otherwise it is just too unstable for everyday use

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