Q&A for How to Keep Your Laptop from Overheating

If you feel heat coming from the laptop, that means that the machine is at least 120 degrees and that it's probably warmer than it should be. And if it's too hot to touch, then you know it's too hot to be running.

Put four items under the corners of the laptop to lift it and give the fan airflow.

Buy an external fan for laptops. And make sure the room you're in has a nice cool temperature. Also, make sure you don't multitask too much, if you're running lots of programs at once, you may be giving your laptop more than it can handle.

You would have to open the laptop/Desktop and clean out any dust around your Computer to improve ventilation.

No. If it is secondhand, check if it is overclocked, and de-overclock it. You also may buy a cooling pad, or let it ventilate itself.

You overworked your laptop. Use the tips above to make sure it stays cool. When you hear the fans roaring for more than 10 to 15 minutes, stop and let your model cool down.

Exposing the vents may allow it to cool more quickly, but your best bet is to remove the battery for fastest cooling.

In this case, you should either search for more options or just take it somewhere to get it looked at and fixed, if needed. Remember, a laptop not working properly shouldn't worry you, for at the end of the day, you can always get it fixed by a professional if you can't do it yourself.

Leave it on a hard wooden table or desk, then do not use it for a couple of hours. It would be good to place something like a book or a proper laptop stand between the laptop and the plastic shelf in future, if that is what you need to keep using it on. However, it be that the laptop overheats and that needs to be looked into as well.

If you have a desktop computer, first remove the side panel and get rid of any dust. Then you can download Speedfan, connect it to the fans, and control them to run at your chosen speed.

Charge the battery to 100% and unplug it, then use it until it reaches a low battery percentage. Then plug it in again so the computer won't overheat by charging the battery and running the computer at the same time.

It could, if the battery is the root of the overheating issue.

You may need to take your laptop to be repaired or buy a new laptop.

Cooling mats with fans are available online and in computer/office supply stores; they go underneath the laptop (where most heat gathers) to ventilate.

If you've had the computer for a long time, or took it apart (including your heatpipes), then yes. You need to apply a new thermal compound.

No, it's not. Your laptop won't be able to ventilate easily. Plus, The fur will clog the vents.

Airflow is essential to keeping a computer cool. Ideally, you want more airflow, not less.

Hold down the power button until it shuts down. If that does not work, remove the battery. Both methods make you lose any unsaved work.

Have your laptop cleaned of dust and debris to prevent it from overheating.

The closet will need some airflow, too. You need at least some holes for airflow, but fans blowing inside and another blowing outside would be optimal.

Just attatch a steel/aluminum plate or bar somewhere on the laptop where it is getting hot to the touch -- preferably under it, while not covering any air vents, those are important.

Try putting it in a nice area with good ventilation, try cleaning it where possible.

If you don't have fans in your computer make sure your computer have a lot of ventilation around it to cool off. Its better if you get fans because when your computer heats up the fans will help get rid of heat in the system and will keep the computer cool.

It will help, just keep it off fabrics as it makes the computer overheat faster. Let it cool and it will be ready to go!

It is fine as long as you are not blocking your laptop ventilation fan (either on the sides or directly underneath your laptop). Books, grill trays, etc. help, but it's best if they aren't fabric and/or plastic. External fan should suffice, but let's say you are always on the move and pulling out your laptop and the fan is not plausible, you can always resort to buying a laptop case with stands. FYI, elevation is very good for your posture.

If you have tried every one of the suggestions and nothing helps, you should get it looked at by a professional. There might be problems with your computer.

Unless it's overheating a lot, then I'd say that you don't have to keep it running (but it would speed up the process of cooling it).

It is commonly located directly underneath your laptop or the left hand side of your laptop. Since the components and space between components of laptops are compressed, small, and dark, you can find your fan by feeling for a small cool or warm blow of air.

Yes, you could use an egg carton. a very big on. The egg carton will let it breathe and avoid overheating. Just be sure to angle it so it doesn't slip.

Your laptop may need to be opened up and cleaned. Dust collecting in the fans and heatsink can lead to overheating problems.