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Fix: Microsoft Surface is Overheating [Book, Pro, Laptop]
Get rid of the overheating issues on Surface Book, Pro, and Laptop
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Updated onJuly 26, 2024
updated onJuly 26, 2024
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Microsoft Surface is a premium line of PCs to deliver the best user experience. But many users reported that their Microsoft Surface is overheating.
Since the underlying cause varies, a single solution won’tfix overheating. That’s why we bring you the most effective ways to reduce overheating in Microsoft Surface devices. Read the following sections to find out.
Why is my Microsoft Surface getting so hot?
Here are a few reasons why your Microsoft Surface is overheating:
How do I cool down my Surface?
Before we ask you to make major changes, here are a few quick tricks to try:
If none helped fix overheating on Microsoft Surface, move to the solutions listed next.
1. Use a professional repair solution
The Surface overheating issue is sometimes caused by many programs and applications. When they run in the background simultaneously, they will overheat your laptop.
Acomplete system solutionthat manages your programs and applications is necessary. It will prevent your computer from running lots of apps simultaneously.
This type of software is based on innovative technology that will secure and safely repair your computer. Once the program has scanned your device, it will leave your PC in an optimized state.
Use this software to eliminate malware threats, detect dangerous websites, and bring your computer to its maximum performance.
Your Microsoft Surface Pro will not be overheating anymore, and it will function just like new.
2. Terminate unwanted apps
There might be a clutch of apps that could be clogging the performance by keeping theCPUengaged, without you knowing any of it, and lead to Microsoft Surface overheating.
- Check for apps that are consuming high resources, select them individually, and click onEnd task.
3. Disable Search Indexing
Afterdisabling Search Indexingor the Windows Search service, you should notice a boost in performance and reduced overheating in Microsoft Surface.
4. Modify the power settings
After making the changes, verify whether Microsoft Surface overheating problem is resolved. Also, remember that this method will slightly affect the performance but is known to fix the problem for good.
5. Change USB power options
One of the users shared this solution to disable Windows from controlling the device to fix Microsoft Surface overheating. And it seemed to work for many.
That’s all for now! If and when we find more possible solutions to Microsoft Surface overheating, the guide will be updated to include them. So make sure to bookmark it and keep checking.
Also, find out how toboost Windows 11 performanceand get the best out of your PC without overclocking the hardware.
Tell us which fix worked for you in the comments section below. Also, if you happen to know other solutions that we may have missed, do not forget to drop them here.
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Ivan Jenic
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Passionate about all elements related to Windows and combined with his innate curiosity, Ivan has delved deep into understanding this operating system, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.
When he’s not tackling diverse driver-related problems, Ivan enjoys watching good movies and spending time hiking with his family and friends.
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Ivan Jenic
Windows Hardware Expert
Ivan has delved deep into understanding the Windows OS, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.
