Windows 10 Why windows 10 is generating more heat than Linux?

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I've dual booted my laptop with windows 10 pro and kali linux but i found that windows is generating more heat than kali linux and sometimes when i work on windows it shuts down due to overheat but on other side linux is working well no lagging no overheating.


But when i search why windows generating more heat than linux i found inverse people are saying that linux generate more heat than windows but in my case it is inverse


These are the temperatures on Linux and windows :


1. Windows




2. Linux






Its an HP's laptop running on iGPU more details are below :


Product Number

XF278EA

Microprocessor

2.26 GHz Intel Core i3-350M Processor

Microprocessor Cache

Level 3 cache 3 MB

Memory

4 GB DDR3 (2 x 2048 MB)

Memory Max

Supports up to 4 GB DDR3 memory

Video Graphics

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Graphics (switchable)

Video Memory

up to 2714 MB total graphics memory with 1 GB DDR3 dedicated

Display

39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal High-Definition LED HP BrightView Display (1366 x 768)

Hard Drive

320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm

Multimedia Drive

SATA optical drive: LightScribe SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

Network Card

Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN

Wireless Connectivity

802.11 b/g/n

Sound

Altec Lansing speakers

Keyboard

Full size keyboard with One touch launch keys and Action keys

Pointing Device

Touch Pad with On/Off button and 2-way Scroll pad support

PC Card Slots

5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro or xD Picture cards

External Ports

  • 1 VGA port
  • 1 stereo headphone-out
  • 1 microphone-in
  • 3 USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 RJ45 ethernet port
Dimensions
24.6 cm (L) x 37.4 cm (W) x 3.18 cm (min H) / 3.68 cm (max H)

Weight

Starting at 2.20 kg

Power

90 W AC Power Adapter
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery

What's In The Box

Webcam with Integrated Microphone (VGA)



I tried to install AMD GPU drivers but it always shows VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE so i m running laptop on iGPU i know i have to use windows 7 but its outdated and also i use windows 10 for day to day life and for UWP development so cant use windows 7 for UWP development, I tried many things to cool it down physical and software too but nothing works.


Thank you.

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