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Fix: MSI Afterburner Fan Speed Locked / Can’t Change It
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Updated onSeptember 24, 2024
updated onSeptember 24, 2024
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To fix various driver issues on your PC, you will need a dedicated tool to find the freshest and the original drivers. You can use PC HelpSoft Driver Updater to do it in 3 easy steps:
If you are trying to change your fan speed but the MSI Afterburner Fan Speed is locked or won’t work, this article is for you.
While MSI Afterburner lets you push the limits of your hardware for more computing power, impediments like faulty settings or out-of-date drivers can cause it not to work. Follow the steps below to quickly fix it.
How do I fix the greyed out fan speed on MSI?
1. Unlock the fan speed
MSI Afterburner has an auto-fan speed mode. This adjusts the speed based on the factory settings of your GPU. To make sure it works, you have to give it the right permissions.
Note:If you are using an NVIDIA 20x series GPU, yourFansetting will be missing in most cases. You should use the beta version of the software which you can download from theirofficial site.
2. Do a clean GPU driver install
3. Adjust the power options
Note:Laptop users come with power plan options that limit their consumption to reduce the risk of hardware damage. Therefore, you need to make sure that your fans are enabled
Note:Some high-end gaming laptops have a special button on their keyboard that controls their fan speed.
4. Reinstall MSI Afterburner
Sometimes updates or changes to your system or corrupted files can cause your software to break. Reinstalling MSI Afterburner can fix many issues, so give it a try.
There are multiple reasons why your MSI Afterburner doesn’t allow you to change the speed of your fans. This article provides all the information you need to resolve your issue.
To quickly adjust your GPU settings and underclock your PC, you can always usepower limit feature in Afterburner.
If you have anything important to add regarding the subject of our article, feel free to do it in the comment section below.
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Vladimir Popescu
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