Windows 10: My gaming laptop is hot 55 - 60C even though there is nothing running in the background I...

my laptop specs :-MSI GF63 THIN11UC8gb ddr4 ramrtx 3050 4gb VRAMintel core i5512gb ssd

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Games won't launch and run in background.

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

Please do let us know with the following information for better assistance:

• What exactly do you mean by games does not run in the background?
• Which are the games you are trying to launch?
• Were you able to see any error code/ error notification while trying to launch the game?
• Have you tried any troubleshooting steps?

I would like to inform that the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable x86,
usually occupy 1 GB of the storage space.

I suggest you to run disk cleanup to free the memory: Free up drive space in Windows 10
and check.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information, we will be happy to assist you further.

 

When playing games the hot keys are active

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the steps below to disable Hot Keys and check if that helps.

• 
  Right click anywhere on your desktop screen and select Graphics Options.
  
• 
  Navigate to Hot Keys and then click on Disable.
  
• 
  Check if issue persists.
  

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

i7 running hot? Gimme a break.

• Intel Core i7 920 w/ HT (C0/C1 stepping)
• Scythe MUGEN-2 w/ stock fan (1 x 120mm)
• Arctic Silver Compound 5 (copious amounts)
• DFI LanParty DK X58
• NZXT Zero 2 w/ stock fans (3 x 120mm)
• ~40C
• ~60C
• Picture (has low and high)

Ambient is around 24C. Load is WCG/BOINC running 100%.