Subject: Videos Lagging in PowerPoint Presentation Mode on macOS Sequoia

I recently purchased a MacBook Air with the new M4 chip, running macOS Sequoia 15.5. I am using the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint.

When I play videos in presentation mode, they stutter and lag noticeably. The same videos run smoothly outside of presentation mode. I have confirmed that this issue does not occur when using Keynote.




After checking online forums, I noticed that several other users have reported the same issue after upgrading to macOS Sequoia. This suggests it may be related to compatibility between the latest macOS and PowerPoint.




MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jun 11, 2025 9:07 AM

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Jun 12, 2025 7:34 AM in response to Fernandomn

Fernandomn wrote:

I recently purchased a MacBook Air with the new M4 chip, running macOS Sequoia 15.5. I am using the latest version of Microsoft PowerPoint.
When I play videos in presentation mode, they stutter and lag noticeably. The same videos run smoothly outside of presentation mode.

I have confirmed that this issue does not occur when using Keynote.

After checking online forums, I noticed that several other users have reported the same issue after upgrading to macOS Sequoia. This suggests it may be related to compatibility between the latest macOS and PowerPoint.




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