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pcswig13

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I have a couple HP laptops, both running Windows 11, and both Intel i5 CPUs. One is a 10th gen i5, and the other is a 12th gen i5. I have noticed both will spin up the cooling fans more lately than before, and when I look at the Speccy report, I see the CPU temp is in the 150 degree (F) range. They will then cool back down to the 100F to 120F range. Both just updated to Win11 24H2 26100.6584.

I believe Windows updates in the past have caused higher CPU temps. I never personally experienced those, but wondering if this recent spike in these laptops are having similar issues. Is 150F normal for a laptop CPU?

Quintessa

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I have noticed both will spin up the cooling fans more lately than before
Just check Task Manager > CPU > background tasks to see if something is spiking temps unnecessarily. Also make sure vents are clear (compressed air if safe).

Intel mobile CPUs (10th/12th gen) are spec'd to run safely up into the 90-100 °C (194–212 °F) range before throttling. So you’re 25-30 °C below any concern threshold.
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Both just updated to Win11 24H2 26100.6584.
I noticed that even with Win10 20H2 this morning when I connected to the internet. Windows detected the internet and started some background processes or whatever and the fan started whirring audibly. Lots of spyware in the usual Windows versions. The only "safe" Windows right now seems to be the IoT version.

justatrucker56

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Also check the little vent were the cooling fan is and make sure it is not clogged with dust.. I had this happen once, blew out dust bunnies and everything was fine.

DavidC1

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150F is about 65C, that is not that hot for a laptop CPU.
That's not normal especially if it's supposed to be idle. That's when you are doing something. During gaming my iGPU based laptops would not exceed 80C, meaning in most other workloads 65C is quite a high stress. You are talking 45-50C with Youtube video in the background and web browsing.

Also my experience suggests all silicon shouldn't run beyond 70C in long term operation, unless you want to throw it away after 5 years. Beyond that it shows signs of degradation.
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Steltek

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Depending upon how old they are, it might be time to consider disassembling them to both clean out the cooling fans and also to replace the thermal paste on the CPU heatsinks.

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