Here’s How To Install Apple’s MacBook Pro CPU Throttling Software Fix

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Apple has upgraded the MacBook Pro lineup making the Pro lineup more powerful. The upgrade offers a lot of updates under the hood, from high-end Intel Core i9 CPUs to larger drives to displays that automatically adjust their color temperature.

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Apple’s MacBook Pro CPU Throttling Software Fix

There have a lot of problems raised with the new MacBook Pros. One of the most common ones was CPU throttles up and down wildly under exactly the kind of high-end workload these Pro-level machines meant for.

Apple acknowledges the issue saying a software bug caused the problem and a MacOS update is that’s needed to fix it. Well, many users had downloaded and installed the new software fix and seen a significant change, and the issue seems to be resolved.

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Here Is How To Install The Software Fix

Before we begin, do note; the problem (and the fix) only applies to the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro that Apple announced on July 12. Moreover, the 13-inch MacBook Pro (without TouchBar), 12-inch MacBook and MacBook Air were not updated, so aren’t affected by this issue. Now, here is how;

  • The issue fixed update is MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update.
  • If you don’t want to wait for it to be pushed to you through the standard Apple menu > About this Mac > Software Update path, or it can be downloaded directly at this link.
  • Once the file is downloaded, open it, follow the prompts and install the package within.
  • You’ll be prompted to restart when the installation is complete.
  • That’s it! Pretty nimble eh?

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Well, as mentioned above this update should fix the throttling issue and many users have already claimed the fix. Again, this update is just for the people who bought the new 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar MacBook Pro laptops with Intel’s eighth-gen CPUs.


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