My laptop makes a surging/reving noise in short soft bursts.

[Zaaphod]

My laptop makes a surging or revving noise when it starts up from sleep mode and then sometimes during normal operation.  I now use the Windows 11 upgrade, but the PC came with Windows 10.

[Dilip_18]

@Zaaphod

Welcome to the HP Support Community! I'd like to help!

I see you are experiencing issues with the laptop making noise during normal usage.

When a computer fan spins loudly for a long period of time, there might be an issue with a fan.

Adjust the power settings, clean the fan vents, check for suspicious processes, and then update the BIOS to help reduce the internal temperature. Run all windows updates on your PC

NOTE: It is normal for the fans to spin loudly for five to twenty seconds when the computer initially turns on.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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[Zaaphod]

Thanks, Dilip,

I appreciate your response!

My laptop still makes the surging or revving noise (short, soft buzz?) on startup and then randomly during normal operation, usually after a keystroke, but sometimes just for fun (or to annoy me) I have already cleaned the cooling/air vents and updated the BIOS (per advice from the HP site) It still makes the noise, although less frequently. If something else occurs to you, please let me know.

Very best regards.

[Dilip_18]

@Zaaphod

Thank you for posting back.

You can try doing a Reset PC Keep my files in Windows 11 and check if it works. 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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