Macbook 2020 overheating, 100% cpu usage and draining battery

Hello

After updating to Monterey on my MacBook Pro 2020 it first of all overheating like instant and using 100% cpu.. On either safari, WindowServer or Kernel_task

And same time, its draining the battery with only surfing the internet..

Never had any problems what so ever before...

What's going on?

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Nov 19, 2021 2:06 PM

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rekring Author

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6 points

Nov 20, 2021 11:31 AM in response to rekring

I have tried to reset SMC

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