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HP Spectre x360 Convertible 15-bl1XX
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Few days ago my laptop started to heat up more than usual, I have not made updates, I have not installed new versions of the programs that I usually use except for a game that is not usually running.

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I have the same computer, and what I have found is that the computer does heat up and the fans wind up more while the computer is plugged in, which is why I tend to use the computer off the battery. If I do need to charge it, I go the task bar in lower right and open the battery setting, and use it on "Best Battery Life" so that the  fans aren't trying to compensate for the heat created by the battery charging and the CPU running at faster speeds. Below is a picture of the setting so you have an idea:
Click the arrow pointing up the bring up a battery picture to access thisClick the arrow pointing up the bring up a battery picture to access this

 

 

Another idea is to open up task manager and see what processes are running in the background. To open task manager you can search for it in the Cortana box at the bottom right or press ALT+CTRL+DELETE and open up the task manager on the page from there.  Below is an example of the top processes (Chrome always hogs memory). The more processes you have running that shouldn't be running in the background the more your CPU revs up and causes heat. If you go into performance you can also see the performance tab of Task Manager and see your PCs performance based on several stats and % usage of each component (memory, CPU, Disk, GPU). Finally the last thing you could look at is the Startup tab on the task manager and that will show you a list of apps that startup and its impact on the startup performance. The reason this matters is because sometimes the apps that do start up will start running updates in the background, even when you're not using them. That in turn can lead to your CPU running in the background without you realizing it until it runs hot. Below is a picture of each tab(Process, Performance, and Startup), from my own PC.  I have my task manager pinned to the task bar so its always there for easy access.  I hope this helps!.CPU Performance.PNG

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I have the same computer, and what I have found is that the computer does heat up and the fans wind up more while the computer is plugged in, which is why I tend to use the computer off the battery. If I do need to charge it, I go the task bar in lower right and open the battery setting, and use it on "Best Battery Life" so that the  fans aren't trying to compensate for the heat created by the battery charging and the CPU running at faster speeds. Below is a picture of the setting so you have an idea:
Click the arrow pointing up the bring up a battery picture to access thisClick the arrow pointing up the bring up a battery picture to access this

 

 

Another idea is to open up task manager and see what processes are running in the background. To open task manager you can search for it in the Cortana box at the bottom right or press ALT+CTRL+DELETE and open up the task manager on the page from there.  Below is an example of the top processes (Chrome always hogs memory). The more processes you have running that shouldn't be running in the background the more your CPU revs up and causes heat. If you go into performance you can also see the performance tab of Task Manager and see your PCs performance based on several stats and % usage of each component (memory, CPU, Disk, GPU). Finally the last thing you could look at is the Startup tab on the task manager and that will show you a list of apps that startup and its impact on the startup performance. The reason this matters is because sometimes the apps that do start up will start running updates in the background, even when you're not using them. That in turn can lead to your CPU running in the background without you realizing it until it runs hot. Below is a picture of each tab(Process, Performance, and Startup), from my own PC.  I have my task manager pinned to the task bar so its always there for easy access.  I hope this helps!.CPU Performance.PNG

CPU Performance2.PNGCPU Performance3.PNG

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