Windows 10 CPU Temperature: Fix And Monitor The Heat Issue

Windows 10 has recently been in the news for the overheating issue. There could be many reasons behind the increase in Windows 10 CPU temperature. We have tested some of the ways and they work as well. Below are some of the steps on fixing and monitoring the heat issue in Windows 10 CPUs.

Alot of Windows 10 users are complaining of Windows 10 CPU temperature issue. Of course, a high temperature isn’t a good sign because it lowers the PC performance and sometimes and causes a permanent damage to your computer. So, we have come up with an article on how to fix and monitor the heat issue in Windows 10. Here are some of the steps on to fix and monitor the heat issue in Windows 10

How to Fix & Monitor the Windows 10 CPU temperature issue

Use the Power-Troubleshooter and check for issues

• First type troubleshooting in the Search bar
• Select Troubleshooting
• On the left-hand side select View
• Then click Power-Troubleshooter
• Now just click next and follow the instructions

Perform a Clean Boot

Clean Boot disables all the apps that might be starting with Windows 10. By default, Windows 10 boots up with only the core applications. But as you install more software on your Windows, sometimes they automatically start with your Windows. Booting up of Windows 10 with other installed software or applications cause highs CPU usage as well as high temperature. So, you need to disable the unwanted applications and software.
Here are the steps on disabling unwanted apps to boot up along with Windows:

Hide all Microsoft services

• Press Windows+R key
• Type ‘msconfig‘
• When System Configuration window opens click on Services
• In Services tab check, Hide all Microsoft services at the bottom and clickDisable all button.
• Then click on ‘apply‘ and then ‘Ok‘.
• It will ask for restarting the computer. You should restart your computer to bring in the effect.

Disable the services at the Windows startup

• Press Windows+R key
• Type ‘msconfig‘
• When System Configuration window opens, click the Startup tab, and then open Task Manager
• Task Manager window will open up, and you’ll need to go over to theStartup tab
• You’ll see a list of applications and process that startup with Windows 10. Select and disable the services which you do not want at the startup of the Windows 10 individually.
• Close the Task Manager and return to System Configuration window
• Click OK and restart your computer

Clean your CPU fan or change it

Sometimes Windows 10 overheating problem is also caused by the dust that gets stuck in the fan, so you might need to clean it, or in some other cases, you might need to replace your CPU fan completely.

Remove the Pre-installed And Suggested Apps In Windows 10:

Pre-installed apps and suggested apps consume the power and internet in the background. Windows 10 comes with a plenty of those apps which are not needed. Remove those unwanted apps.

Fix the High RAM and CPU Usage of Windows 10 System and ntoskrnl.exe Process

ntoskrnl.exe Process has recently been in the news for long time. Windows 10 is getting heated up due to this process. Also high RAM and CPU usage cause the overheating problem.
I hope all the steps mentioned above are sufficient for you to bring down the Windows 10 CPU temperature issue. If you are also aware of some other steps, kindly share with us in the comments below.

How to Downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7 or 8.1 in Simple Steps

What if you don’t like Windows 10? There are simple ways to downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7 or 8.1. By using the simple recovery option, you can go back to your older genuine Windows copy within one month of the upgrade.

Windows 10 was released in late July and many of you would have installed this latest version of Windows on your PCs. Microsoft ensured that this upgrade is quick and painless for the users.But, what if you don’t like Windows? Can you go back to your old Windows 7 or 8.1 installation? Is there a time stipulation? Here we are going to give you the answers with a step-by-step tutorial. Yes, you can downgrade to genuine Windows 7 or 8.1 within the one month time. You can also upgrade to Windows 10 again later. Well, if it has been one month, you can reinstall Windows 7 or Windows 8 using the installation media and its key that came with your new PC.

How to Uninstall Windows 10 / Downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7 or 8.1?

As the name downgrade suggests, here I’m going to tell you how to uninstall Windows 10 if you’ve upgraded your genuine Windows 7 or 8.1. Note that this method isn’t applicable if you’ve performed a clean install to get Windows 10.
To downgrade to Windows 7 or 8.1, you need to access the Recovery option in your Windows 10 PC. To access this, press the Start Button and click on the Settings option.

Now, you’ll be seeing the Settings window with options like System, Devices, Accounts etc. Find the Update & Security option and click on it.

In the new Update & Security window, you’ll find the Recovery option. Here, your Windows PC hides recovery options like Reset this PC and rolling back to the older version of Windows. Reset option makes your Windows 10 installation a fresh one while Go back to Windows 7 or 8 will take your system to a previous version of Windows. Click on Go back to Windows 7.

You’ll be asked the reason for Windows 10 downgrade. After filling up an option, you’ll be taken back to the previous OS.

Note:
If your Windows 10 installation is older than a month, then you can not downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7 or 8.1. You are unable to do so because the Windows.old folder in your system drive gets deleted after a month. This option won’t work even if you had run the disk cleanup utility to clean up the older installation files.

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How To Cancel Recommended Windows 10 Upgrade In Windows 7 and 8.1

For Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users, Windows 10 upgrade is now a recommended upgrade. That means if your Windows upgrade settings are not properly tuned then, your Windows might download Windows 10 upgrade automatically on your personal computer and install it.

With Windows 10 upgrade becoming the recommended upgrade on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, it implies that some computers running Windows 7 and 8.1 operating system might do Windows 10 upgrade automatically on your PC and install it.It also happens that some users running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 are running some important software and they are not sure if such software is going to work on Windows 10 or not. Hence, they might not want to go for the Windows 10 upgrade. In order to avoid such Windows upgrade on your PC, a user has to adjust their Windows Update settings.

But, there is not a lot to worry about the upgrade if it has already been done on your PC. Even if you have upgraded to Windows 10, Windows operating system will give you an option to revert to the older version of Windows within 31 days. Still, if you want to cancel the Windows 10 Upgrade, here are steps on:

How to cancel Windows 10 upgrade on Windows 7:

• Go to Start
• Search for the Windows Update
• From the list of result, click on the Windows update and then open it
• Click on the Change Settings
• Uncheck the box that says Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates
• And, click OK

How to cancel Windows 10 upgrade on Windows 8.1:

• Go to the Settings app and open it
• Click and open the Change PC settings
• Click on the Update and recovery
• And then uncheck the box that says Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates
• Click Apply to save your settings

…and now you are saved from the automatic Windows 10 upgrade by canceling it. If you are facing some other problem regarding Windows 10, feel free to ask us in the comments below.