TPFanCtrl2

TPFanCtrl2 is a tool designed to help you better manage the fan utility of ThinkPads running on Windows 10 and 11. It is worth mentioning that this is a fork and has been updated to work with the latest two fan devices, including X1 Extreme Gen. 1, which the developer performed tests on. Nevertheless, it should work fine with any dual-fan ThinkPads.

Although portable, the application does not work on its own and you are likely to receive an error when attempting to launch the program. This is because the tool does not work on its own and it requires a DLL file that can be found in the original TPFanControl app as well as a small tool dubbed tvicport. Regardless of the choice, you need to reboot the ThinkPad and launch the tool with Administrator privileges afterwards.

To make modifications to the program, you need to access and edit the TPFanControl.ini file. More precisely, the INI file enables you to configure the temperature refresh cycle time, temperature threshold to exit the manual mode, program logs, starting the fan curve in smart mode along with enabling a second smart mode. The app includes a single-window interface that displays the values and can be accessed at any time from the System Tray.