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November 14, 2026 at 10:51 pm in reply to: [Solved] MacBook Pro 14″ M1 Max encountering External Display Flickering at High Refresh Rates after update (macOS Sequoia 15.1) #13908
Aaron Huber
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Locking refresh rate to a fixed frequency, disabling Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), and regenerating WindowServer display plists.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- In System Settings > Displays, set Refresh Rate to fixed 120Hz or 100Hz instead of Variable (VRR).
- Reset display preferences:
sudo rm -f /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.displays.plist rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver.displays.*.plist killall -9 WindowServer - In monitor physical OSD menu, set DisplayPort mode to ‘DP 1.4 Standard’ without aggressive DSC overdrive.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M3 Max (64GB) | Tether Tools Pro | SanDisk Extreme Pro 4TB | SingaporeApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Commercial Photographer & DigitechNovember 14, 2026 at 8:43 pm in reply to: [Solved] Audio Unit (AU) Validation Crash on Launch in Logic Pro Plugin Manager on macOS Sequoia 15.1: Diagnostic steps and permanent fix #12003Aaron Huber
Community ContributorApple Recommended / Verified Community SolutionThis canonical solution was verified and marked as solved in the Apple Support Community archive.Flushing AudioUnit cache plist and triggering an isolated AU validation pass.
Here is the exact step-by-step diagnostic and remediation procedure verified by Apple Certified Support Professionals:
- Quit Logic Pro and delete the corrupt cache:
rm -f ~/Library/Caches/AudioUnitCache/com.apple.audiounits.cache - Kill core audio daemon:
sudo killall -9 coreaudiod - Open Logic Pro, navigate to Settings > Plug-in Manager, locate the crashed AU plugin, and click Reset & Rescan Selection.
Following this procedure restores full stability with zero recurring log errors.
MacBook Pro 16″ M3 Max (64GB) | Tether Tools Pro | SanDisk Extreme Pro 4TB | SingaporeApple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) | Commercial Photographer & Digitech -
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