Optimizing your fan curve is free, takes about 15 minutes, and can extend your CPU’s lifespan by maintaining consistent temperatures. This comprehensive guide will walk you through everything from understanding PWM vs DC control to setting up perfect fan curves for your specific use case. Microsoft is committed to sustainable, safe, and responsible end-of-life management of devices.

Understanding the Context

Global recycling programs are available for any individual who wants to recycle their PC, its battery, or its packaging. Visit End-of-life management and recycling for information about how to recycle your PC in your country. For more information about the availability of support throughout the life of your product, visit the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy, and Microsoft Office and Windows configuration support. Tip: If you're not sure which version of Microsoft 365 or Office you have, see What version of Office am I using?

Key Insights

What 'end of support' means for a product. Please go here to search for your product's lifecycle. For a comprehensive list of Microsoft products and their lifecycle policy timelines, including migration options, please visit the Microsoft Product Lifecycle Search page. If you have any questions regarding support for a product, please contact your Microsoft Account Representative. If you need ...

Final Thoughts

Each version of SQL Server comes with a minimum of 10 years of support, which includes five years of mainstream support and five years of extended support: Mainstream support includes functional, performance, scalability, and security updates. Extended support includes only security updates. End of support (also sometimes known as end of life) means that a product reached the end of its ... Fan profile is the setting that allows users to customize fan speed for different workloads on selected models with an ultra-slim chassis. There are three modes to choose from.