Below are some tips and advice on why your laptop might be overheating and what to do to help prevent it:
- Clean the laptop vents regularly to keep them free of dust and dirt.
- Check to make sure that nothing is blocking the air vents.
- Lower the screen brightness.
- Avoid keeping the laptop in direct sunlight.
- Do not cover the laptop with a blanket or other item while in use.
- Run hardware intensive tasks less often.
- Disable any unneeded laptop components.