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Why does starting up while cold make a laptop run slowly until I restart it after it's warmed up?

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Mar 15, 202614836 views
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I have a Dell Latitude D520 that lives in my car all the time. Please don't ask about that part, or suggest that the laptop should live indoors. I know this, and I would if I could. Anyhow... I find that if the outside temperature is below freezing, when I bring the laptop indoors and start it, the…

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Fix for: Why does starting up while cold make a laptop run slowly until I restart it after it's warmed up?

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The slowdown is caused due to the processor clocking down during boot-up to prevent overheating damage. Paradoxically, laptop CPUs are likely to overheat when booted at cold temperature due to the nature of the cooling assembly used in laptops. Lapt…

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