#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Laptop throttles, runs hot, or shuts down under load Fix : Clean the cooling path properly Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-thermal Run as : The machine, opened Expect : 60-90 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Any machine that has not been cleaned. This fixes the majority of them outright. HOW TO UNDO IT Not applicable. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Laptop throttles, runs hot, or shuts down under load' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Clean the cooling path properly' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 60-90 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Confirm the diagnosis first so you are not opening it speculatively.' -Command { Get-WinEvent -LogName System -MaxEvents 300 | Where-Object Id -eq 86 | Format-Table TimeCreated,Message -Wrap } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Read the temperatures under load with a vendor or third-party monitor. Sustained above 95C on the CPU package is throttling territory.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Power down, disconnect the battery, and open the machine. Blow the dust out of the heatsink fins from the exhaust side, holding the fan still so it cannot be spun by the air.' -Why 'A fan spun by compressed air acts as a generator and can put a voltage back into the board. Holding the blade takes a second and removes the risk entirely.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'The blockage is usually a felt-like mat of dust between the fan and the fin stack, which is not visible from outside and does not clear by blowing into the vent from the outside.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'If the paste is several years old and the heatsink is off anyway, replace it.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Under the same load, the package temperature stays below its limit and event 86 stops appearing.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-thermal' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Not applicable.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule