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Windows 11 Fan Control Is an Enterprise Problem
Episode 15 of The Windows Podcast tackles a quiet but persistent headache for IT admins: managing system fans on Windows 11 enterprise fleets. Lucas and Luna dig into why modern Windows 11 devices — especially thin-and-light laptops and compact desktops — are shipping with aggressive fan curves that hurt acoustics and battery life, and why traditional BIOS-level fan control is increasingly locked down by OEMs. They examine Microsoft's decision to deprecate the Win32 Fan Speed API in Windows 11 24H2, leaving third-party tools like SpeedFan and NoteBook FanControl broken for many users. The…
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