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Written by Larvitz :fedora: :redhat: on 2025-01-20 at 11:27

I have a Lenovo T14s as my personal laptop, running Fedora Linux on it. I’ve never heard the fans, unless compiling larger chunks of software or when stressing the device with complex tasks like gaming.

Now I’ve got the same device model from one of my customers, but it’s running Windows 11. The fan is spinning all the time and constantly switching between annoyingly loud and insanely loud. Even when the system is just idling with just a chat application and one browser window open.

How can an operating system be such a resource hog and why thefuq is this so widely used?! My power meter socket shows almost triple the average draw that my personal device with Linux is consuming.

Tonight, I’ll probably dream about those constant fan noises brrrrrr :facepalm:

[#]linux #windows #lenovo #thinkpad #fansound

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Written by Truls on 2025-01-20 at 11:40

@Larvitz Same with Windows 10 - the fan basically never stops

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Written by Larvitz :fedora: :redhat: on 2025-01-20 at 11:42

@truls46 I’m close to get out to the next electronics store and grabbing a 5m hdmi extension, so I can put the notebook further away from my desk.

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Written by Twitom on 2025-01-20 at 11:52

@Larvitz I'm sure if you used a Windows debloating tool such as https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil it could at least be bearable

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Written by Larvitz :fedora: :redhat: on 2025-01-20 at 11:54

@Twitom it’s a customer device, provided for work. I don’t have administrative rights or the permission to run any custom software on it.

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Written by The Psychotic Network Ferret on 2025-01-20 at 12:15

@Larvitz @Twitom Sounds like my brand new, a week old, work issued surface pro. The fan isn't terribly loud, but it definitely pumps enough hot air out the back that you don't want it anywhere near your skin.

And since we are completely zero trust on the windows side of things, and my boss the control freak has zero trust in me, I can't install anything to turn it down from operating at maximum press all the time.

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Written by Larvitz :fedora: :redhat: on 2025-01-20 at 12:17

@nuintari @Twitom I just got myself a 5m long HDMI extension cable and put the laptop on the other side of the room, working with wireless mouse and keyboard. With that distance, it’s actually okay now.

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Written by The Psychotic Network Ferret on 2025-01-20 at 12:28

@Larvitz @Twitom My solution thus far has been to use the machine as little as possible.

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