Okay, here are the steps I took to stop my Dell Inspiron laptop from overheating and shutting down:Ĭlick the Windows Icon and type “edit power plan.” Click on the link provided and you should see this window appear:Ĭlick the blue link that reads “change advanced power settings.” This should open the Power Options window: (Oh, and I currently have 7 tabs open in Chrome while also running PowerPoint, HWMonitor, iTunes, Word and Excel… all with 100% screen brightness!) This is great news, because my laptop was showing 100° (after the BIOS upgrade) as the maximum temperature and would shut down when the current temps hovered around there for more than a few seconds. This shows that since last starting HWMonitor (about 30 minutes ago), the minimum temperature for Core #1 (whatever that is) was 44° Celsius, the maximum temperature over that time was 71° and the current temp is 49°. This handy little program shows you lots of cool stuff – including the internal temperatures of various important components of your laptop. To verify this works for you, you may want to download the free HWMonitor from CPUID. How I Solved My Dell Laptop’s Overheating Problem: I truly cannot recall everything I tried that failed but, for me, there was one thing that finally worked. Had that happened, the laptop would’ve likely needed to be rebooted from scratch with none of my programs, files or settings remaining. ![]() I was able to revert to the previous version – which is scary, since the laptop could’ve shut down during the update. (Apparently, Dell completely removes the ability for owners to control their own laptop fans – this, I can tell you, is enraging!) Accessing the BIOS settings via an F2 click at start-up (as one site suggested) allowed me to make multiple changes (if I wanted to) but did not yield the fan settings on my Dell machine. This didn’t work, because there was no dust – this was a new laptop. Cleaning dust from the fan and the vents.However, this could never be a permanent solution for obvious reasons. This was a temporary fix that allowed me to make a couple of presentations uninterrupted. Running on battery power when possible. ![]() Just running more than one tab in Chrome was often shutting it down. What Did NOT Fix My Dell Laptop’s Overheating Problem: This was great until… the laptop shut down! I’ll save you the details about every step I followed in an attempt to fix this issue, and just give you some quick bullet points that did not work. The fan was no longer running as much as it was before. Then, I accepted a Dell Update about three weeks ago and everything changed. This was annoying, but not tragic, as the laptop performed well. The laptop was relatively new – roughly three months old – and the fan (during the first three months of use) ran almost constantly. ![]() As far as I can tell, there are no other resources online showing this solution so, thought I should share it with anyone else who’s tried virtually everything to get their new Dell laptop to stop shutting down on its own. The reason I’m posting the solution to this problem on my leadership and management blog is because I discovered it on my own. ![]() My laptop began overheating and shutting down (coincidentally, just after a BIOS update) not a good thing when you use your laptop for business presentations, as I do. However, in order to be able to function normally again, I recently had to solve a nagging issue with my new Dell Inspiron 13-5378 laptop running Windows 10. Yes, I know this isn’t a tech blog I get it. How To Stop Your New Dell Laptop From Overheating & Shutting Down
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