What causes it, and how can you fix it?
Let’s explore the causes behind this issue and discuss a few fixes to restore fan speed control.
If everything fails, you will have no option but to reinstall the software.
Are you already running resource-intensive games?
If so, the fan speed control feature also becomes grayed out if you overstress your GPU.
So, you may have to close resource-hungry processes.
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If closing the process doesn’t make any difference, proceed to the next step.
Thus, you should fire up the fan speed control feature.
Find out which version of MSI Afterburner works for them and download it.
Delete the current version and load the old version again.
Your GPU manufacturer may have released new drivers, so check the official website of your GPU manufacturer.
If there are any new drivers available, follow ourguide on updating graphics driversto update them.
Also, newly released graphics drivers sometimes have bugs that result in irritating issues.
To do that, do these things:
Editing the MSIAfterburner file may require administrative privileges.
Be sure to make the changes above using aWindows administrator account.
Reinstall MSI Afterburner
If the above fix also doesn’t help, reinstall the software.
Before you do that, ensure no junk files are left on your system.
after you grab reached the installation location, delete all files and folders to ensure no residue remains.
Then, reinstall the software again as you did the first time.
The best alternatives include NVIDIA Inspector, ASUS GPU Tweak, and ZOTAC FireStorm.
