# Tip: Simple setting (Windows) to help with loud fan and high thermals **URL:** \ **Category:** Framework Laptop 13\ **Created:** [May 4, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223 "2022-05-04T16:45:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MidnightMatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MidnightMatter](https://community.frame.work/u/MidnightMatter)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/1 "2022-05-04T16:45:53Z")
As I was rendering some videos, the fan on my Framework was just too loud to handle as I tried to watch a movie, so I decided to try the old trick of lowering the CPU max rate to 99%, and it helped tremendously. ![screenshot.2022-05-04 (2)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/2X/a/a6eec7eca5e0e76460f8d69db16973ac1a2ea1f9.jpeg) This also helps to keep the CPU cooler during prolonged renders. The fan will still run, just not as loud as a vacuum cleaner! lol **The caveat: This prevents the CPU from going into “Boost” mode, so rendering/CPU-intensive tasks will take slightly longer.** I still think it’s a good trade-off if you would rather the quiet 😉 Does anyone else do this? ---
**Author:** ![Shiroudan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/shiroudan/32/15620_2.png) [@Shiroudan](https://community.frame.work/u/Shiroudan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/2 "2022-05-04T18:48:54Z")
Also should be easy to disable in the bios as a side note! This does cut performance quite a bit though, as base clock is relatively low compared to the boost! ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MidnightMatter](https://community.frame.work/u/MidnightMatter)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/4 "2022-05-04T19:10:33Z")
> [@anon81945988](#): > > I have settings at 70% on battery 80% when plugged in. Yeah, I think that for most tasks, setting it even lower would be fine and performance would be unchanged. But I was rendering videos (hours and hours), so a huge dip would just add a ton of more time to that task. The difference between 100% and 99% was like a few fps difference with the render. ---
**Author:** ![DannyT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/dannyt/32/2856_2.png) [@DannyT](https://community.frame.work/u/DannyT)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/5 "2022-05-04T19:58:39Z")
@MidnightMatter, I did that for like a week and yes, while I never had a single thermal issue or fan noise of any kind it did mean that some software and games suffered since the clock speed was always 1.8. … Oh and I DO still set it for when on battery, ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MidnightMatter](https://community.frame.work/u/MidnightMatter)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/6 "2022-05-04T20:16:30Z")
> [@DannyT](#): > > Oh and I DO still set it for when on battery, This might be a great strategy to help with battery life, too, no? ---
**Author:** ![DannyT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/dannyt/32/2856_2.png) [@DannyT](https://community.frame.work/u/DannyT)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/7 "2022-05-04T20:42:02Z")
> [@MidnightMatter](#): > > This might be a great strategy to help with battery life, too, no? I CAN confirm that setting that and having Bios 3.08 is a huge help on battery. I have been able to pull out my laptop and use it for a while several times already this week and I haven’t charged it or even plugged it in since the weekend! But I think it is down in the 40% range now so I might charge it at home tonight! ---
**Author:** ![MidnightMatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MidnightMatter](https://community.frame.work/u/MidnightMatter)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/8 "2022-05-04T20:50:27Z")
> [@DannyT](#): > > Bios 3.08 Say what? Is this an unreleased BIOS or typo? 😃 LOL ---
**Author:** ![Fraoch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/fraoch/32/6364_2.png) [@Fraoch](https://community.frame.work/u/Fraoch)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/9 "2022-05-04T21:13:18Z")
> [@MidnightMatter](#): > > Is this an unreleased BIOS or typo? Unreleased: > [@BIOS 3.09 to replace Incomplete BIOS 3.08](http://community.frame.work/t/is-there-something-wrong-with-the-3-08-bios/17509/20): > > I took the risk and Alpha’d the 3.08 Bios, got a scare at first when I booted into Windows 11, the voltage stayed max and even the fan ran at full speed to try and cool the cores that stayed in the 90’s hitting 100 on occasion, Not sure why it didn’t throttle! So I immediately shut it down… but when I booted into Windows 11 again (after the case cooled down), everything was back to normal and running fine, only maxed the voltage when hard workload was put on it but managed to throttle itself ev… ---
**Author:** ![DannyT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/dannyt/32/2856_2.png) [@DannyT](https://community.frame.work/u/DannyT)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/10 "2022-05-04T21:20:20Z")
LOL, thanks @Fraoch! Was going to say @MidnightMatter,… yes… it is not released yet but it does fix the draining issue and once it’s officially released I would suggest installing it. ---
**Author:** ![nico1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f05b48/32.png) [@nico1000](https://community.frame.work/u/nico1000)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/11 "2023-03-25T12:33:57Z")
Hello! I have the issue that after 15 min of simple “office work” that my fan starts spinning. I tried to set that option of “maximum processor state” but in my framework (11th gen) the whole group “Processor power management” is missing! Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![nico1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f05b48/32.png) [@nico1000](https://community.frame.work/u/nico1000)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/tip-simple-setting-windows-to-help-with-loud-fan-and-high-thermals/18223/12 "2023-03-25T12:55:33Z")
Ah I figured it out, needed some registry tweaking to show the menu: > **[SOLVED: Missing Processor Power Management Settings Option In Advanced Power...](https://www.urtech.ca/2021/08/solved-missing-processor-power-management-settings-option-in-advanced-power-options/)**