Fix Laptop

Certain laptops without fans, such as the Pixelbook and Pixelbook Go, may heat up more quickly during a video call than other laptops with built-in fans.

The following may help keep your device temperature lower and Meet running smoothly for your meetings.

1. After a meeting starts, click More
   Settings
   Video.
2. Under Send resolution (maximum), click Standard definition (360p).
3. Under Receive resolution (maximum), click Standard definition (360p).

The Spotlight layout in Meet reduces the CPU and GPU workload. To enable it:

1. At the bottom of the Meet call, click Menu
   .
2. Select Change layout.
3. Select Spotlight.

You should see incremental improvement as you close more non-essential browser tabs. This may affect your workflow, so close a few tabs, try some of the suggestions below, and continue to close additional tabs as needed.

• Close or pause other apps that may be using CPU or RAM. Consider shutting down virtual machines, which can significantly slow down your system.
• Chromes Task Manager can also help you find tabs that might be using a lot of CPU or RAM.
• If all else fails, try rebooting your machine and run as few windows as possible.

• Change your computers video and audio settings.
• Change screen layouts in a meeting.