Mac lag in detecting USB Mouse/Keyboard when using KVM

I use a KVM at home across multiple systems. When I switch between them and eventually back to my Mac (Mac Mini), there is up to 20 second lag in it detecting their is a mouse/keyboard. Is there a setting to tell it how often to scan for devices? Every other system I have (Windows 10, Linux) detects instantly.

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 6:32 AM

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Feb 28, 2020 7:50 AM in response to beerman2013

Hello, beerman2013.

The short answer to your questions is no, there is no setting to speed the detection of the input devices.

I'm wondering if the keyboard and mouse you are using are Windows PC versions that the Win/Linux machines readily identify.

Do you think the lag might be due to the mini having to identify non-Apple USB devices, something it would normally do at startup?

Have you tried this with Apple keyboard and mouse?

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