your system will restart.

When you see the startup options screen, pickTroubleshoot.

ChooseUEFI Firmware controls, or the BIOS option if that’s what you see.

System highlighted in Windows 11 Settings.

When your gear restarts and loads the UEFI home screen, look forCPU Core Temperature.

Heres how to use this app to see the temperature of the CPU:

Download and install Speccy.

kick off the program and chooseCPUfrom the left side.

Recovery highlighted in Windows 11 system settings.

Review theTemperaturecolumn to see the temperature of each individual CPU core.

To see the temperature of the GPU, visit theGraphicstab.

The following examples useIntel Extreme Tuning UtilityandCorsairs iCUE.

Restart Now highlighted in Windows 11 recovery settings.

If you have an AMD CPU or gaming peripherals from another manufacturer, your apps will look different.

snag the search bar on the taskbar, then search for and openIntel Extreme Tuning Utility.

SelectSystem Informationand look in the lower right corner forPackage Temperature.

Troubleshooting highlighted in the Windows 11 recovery options.

you might also pressMonitoringfor a concise list of all the monitors.

The Monitoring screen provides a list of all available monitors, including CPU temperature.

Here you’re able to see the temperature of each individual core and the temperature of the GPU.

Advanced options highlighted in Windows 11 recovery options.

Instead, you could boot intoUEFIorBIOSbefore Windows starts up.

you could also monitor the CPU temperature while Windows 11 is running.

This is much more helpful for real-time feedback.

UEFI Firmware Settings highlighted in the windows recovery environment.

Intel and AMD also provide tools for checking your CPU temperature, typically packaged with an overclocking utility.

Check your processor’s specifications to see its usual operating temperature.

Alternatively, it’s possible for you to install something like awater-cooling systemto manage the temperature.

Restart highlighted in Windows 11 recovery options.

Advanced highlighted in Windows 11 UEFI.

The CPU section highlighted on the main Speccy screen.

CPU core temperatures displayed in Speccy.

Graphics card temperature displayed in Speccy.

Intel Extreme Tuning Utility highlighted in Windows 11 search results.

Package Temperature highlighted in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.

Monitors displayed in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.

Dashboard highlighted in iCue.

CPU core temperatures displayed in iCue.