Mac mini Pro Dock hanging the system

In a previous post, I reported an issue with my new Mac mini Pro M4, which exhibited erratic behavior during boot-up, including unresponsive programs and system slowdown.

After investigating the problem, I discovered a potential solution that addresses some of the symptoms. The system was experiencing slow boot-up times and the dock was malfunctioning. This made it challenging to open and close programs effectively.

To resolve this issue, I opened Activity Monitor and observed that the Dock was consuming a significant amount of CPU resources, approximately 50%. To mitigate this, I forced the Dock to close, which promptly reopened and restored normal system performance.

Does anyone know why this is happening?

Also, I posted my system hanging and restarting. That I have now confirmed was due to a cheep USB C device. Now when buying USB devices for any reason I have learned that I must check to see if if they are compatible with Mac and Thunderbolt ports. Most are not, and the ones that are cost $$$.