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title: "Why Does My Laptop Fan Get Loud During Video Calls When CPU Usage Looks Low?"  
description: "Why Does My Laptop Fan Get Loud During Video Calls When CPU Usage Looks Low?"  
author: "Marta Kowalska"  
published: 2026-10-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117689/why-does-my-laptop-fan-get-loud-during-video-calls-when-cpu-usage-looks-low  
category: "Mix Category"  
tags: ["laptops", "troubleshooting", "computer hardware"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why Does My Laptop Fan Get Loud During Video Calls When CPU Usage Looks Low?

My laptop fan ramps up during video meetings, even when the task manager shows fairly low CPU usage. It happens with more than one meeting app, and the laptop is sitting on a hard desk with its vents clear.

Could the camera, background effects, browser [hardware acceleration](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1753/how-to-turn-off-hardware-acceleration-in-google-chrome), or another component be generating heat that CPU usage doesn’t show? I’d like to narrow down what to check before assuming the fan or cooling system needs repair.


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