How can I check the temperature of my CPU in Windows?
Actually this information is given to OS by the BIOS, but you will need an application to expose the information. You can find a lot of applications to do this:
- Realtemp.
- CPU thermomether.
- Core Temp
Windows doesn't expose this information out of the box - you need to install any of a myriad of tools to find it. (For something lightweight, I like Open Hardware Monitor.)
There is no built-in Windows utility to do this, so you need to use another tool.
My personal favorite is SpeedFan. SpeedFan can monitor CPU temperatures, GPU temperatures, S.M.A.R.T. data, hard disk drive temperatures, and more; and if you want to you can also adjust fan speeds with it too.
