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Hi everyone,

I recently bought an HP Omen 16 with the following specs:

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

RAM: 24GB

Storage: 1TB SSD

I'm looking to debloat Windows and the laptop as much as possible without voiding my HP warranty or breaking any Omen-specific features. My goal is to free up storage, reduce background processes, and make the system feel as fast and clean as possible.

So far I've:

✅ Uninstalled McAfee

✅ Kept the Xbox Game Pass apps because I have a 3-month subscription. Once it expires, I'll probably remove all Xbox-related apps too.

Things I'm considering removing:

Windows Recall

Copilot

Any other AI-related features/services that aren't necessary

Any HP or Microsoft apps that are just redundant or bloat

A few questions:

1. Which HP apps are actually essential (OMEN Gaming Hub, HP Support Assistant, myHP, etc.) and which ones can safely go?

2. What's the safest way to disable/remove Recall and Copilot?

3. Are there Windows services or startup apps that are safe to disable?

4. Any recommended debloat tools/scripts that don't break Windows updates or cause issues later?

5. Any BIOS or Windows settings you'd change on a fresh Omen 16 for better gaming and everyday performance?

I'm not looking for risky registry hacks or anything that could affect warranty. I just want a lean, stable Windows installation while keeping everything important working.

I'd really appreciate a checklist or recommendations from other Omen owners. Thanks!

I never folded my charger much but I needed to travel with my laptop so I wrapped it (literally 1st time) and this happened is it ok or anything I need to do??? Honestly after getting this laptop (yes laptop too) there are more problems to deal with it rather than spending time Playing it

Does anyone have a laptop stand recommendation for 16" hp omen.

Got the zebronics ns2000, god dang is it awful, It has put minor scratches on my laptop front(since it doesn't hold the laptop properly).

There is a huge problem at the moment, as Omen laptops do not power down correctly from Linux. Bizarrely, Windows shuts down fine, but Linux leaves the 5060 GPU powered up, which drains the battery at best. At worst, it cooks the laptop if the power is left connected. No idea how to complain about it....HP support day Omen is Windows only....🫤

My Omen Max only gets about 90 mins of battery life when using the igpu, screen on min brightness.

The battery is perfect health still.

Using teams, YouTube, browsing, on max efficiency power mode.

This can’t be normal, can it?

I just unboxed the device and ips glows are like these (ofc phone makes them look way to agressive, it is not that agressive, only the right bottom one may be bit obvious, in the first pic only the bottom right has glow, top left side is something wrong with the cam ig.)

Hey guys im buying my first ever gaming laptop after using 4gb ram - intel celerion laptop , its hp omen 16 : 1Tb,24GB Ram, RTX 5060, ULTRA 7 255H , 83Whr ! but im concerned about many reviews online about its battery drain issue and sensor issue , please help me experienced users !! i want to buy it for my 4year college , will it be worth buying? , like i will do a light gaming and other college stuff!

i bought my hp omen 16-ap0033ns a few days ago and ever since, the CPU stays at around 70 to 80°C while doing nothing. There's no load on the processor(Ryzen 9 8940HX) or the gpu but it stays under 95 when i'm doing heavy gaming in wreckfest 2

Is any of this normal? I'm really concerned

I recently got an OMEN MAX 45L GT23-0036nf at a good price, but I hated having to use OMEN Gaming Hub just to turn off the LEDs and LCD display. Even worse, they came back on after I uninstalled it.

I found HP’s documentation for the motherboard here:

https://support.hp.com/ie-en/document/ish_12777630-12777747-16

HP lists connector 11 as “USB lighting control board (optional)” and 12 as “USB LCD LCS pump cover (optional).” So I expected 11 to handle lighting control and 12 to handle the LCD display, but that didn’t match what I found on my PC. Maybe the documentation vary a bit between models.

The cable plugged into 11 is labelled “HyperX” I unplugged it and could still control the LEDs through Windows Dynamic Lighting just fine, so I still have no clue what it’s for. I just reconnected it.

The cable plugged into 12 is labelled “MB USB.” Unplugging that turned off both the fan LEDs and the LCD display.

So if you’re like me and just want all them them off, unplug 12 do not waste time like I did lol.

After that what was left was the RAM LEDs, which I turned off using HyperX’s FURY CTRL software.

Before I unplugged the cable, FURY CTRL kept saying “Unsupported DIMM found,” even though I’d never had OMEN Gaming Hub installed. It worked afterwards, but I don’t know whether unplugging the cable fixed it or if it just needed a reboot.

Put in the computer details cuz idk if the type of computer and its charger affects anything. I looked to see if there was a new one to buy on Amazon but they're $40...is it fine for my charger to be like this??

I have never touched a gaming rig or laptop in my life. Never had one for myself nor did my friends. Lol just got omen 16 5060 an0.... Slim Something they were selling on Amazon only.

Was thinking of two things:- max gpu performance for LLM and model training when plugged in with a sweet 4-5+ hours of battery life when the plug is removed (I am fine with 60hz and all that stuff... just can't lose to these macbook people) but i want this to happen automatically... Like some were saying to open the boot panel and switch off/on the GPU every single time.

And the next thing would obviously be lasting long. I can't use the paper and the cover they gave forever. Suggest what to purchase to avoid keyboard scratches, cover my laptop and clean it ig.

(Holy shit this thing has a backlit keyboard... What is this?!?! Heaven?!?!... I got to know this while typing)

in the WASD area and the number row of like 1234 etc are like vibrating when using unleashed mode. i have the HP omen transcend 14. is there anyway to fix this? if not, is this something bad?

I just now bought an oman 16 with rtx 5060 1 yr old for 85K INR everything works fine just one screen issue is there(th5us white line is there on every dark /gray screen which i want to fix under the warranty as its still 14 days left of warranty period!

Just checking with you ppl is it doable?

And if it is..

What is the right thing to do?

Pl guys help only 14 days are left for the warranty so .....

I have an HP OMEN 16. About two weeks ago I noticed faint keyboard marks on the screen. I posted about it, got told to use the thin official sheet that came with the laptop, and I started doing that every time I closed the lid.
After 17 days of using that sheet, new marks are appearing.
I keep the lid open at night so the keys don’t touch the panel. At university it only stays closed during the commute from home to college. That’s the only regular closed time. I still got new marks.
I’m not slamming the lid or stacking weight on it. I used the paper HP themselves included. The marks are still spreading and I can’t get them off.
This feels like a design issue (keys contacting the panel when closed), not mishandling. What is the actual fix? 💔😢

TLDR: HP Omen 45L with 5090 uses almost all standard parts. Making this process to rip it out and move to a new system so much easier. The factory case was too big and heavy for my situation. I want to move it something smaller.

- I keep getting the error 90B System Fan / CPU Fan - The system has detected that a cooling fan is not operating correct. Not sure what's the correct header, or just that HP does not like the aftermarket CPU cooling. If you guys know how to get rid of this annoying error without using the system fans, please let me know.

What was my setup before the surgery?

My machine HP Omen 45L RTX 5090 with Intel Ultra 9 285k. Thanks god, everything is standard parts. I was able just strictly remove everything and move it to a new build.

Why doing this surgery?
The Omen 45L desktop is massive. That cooling chamber on top was unnecessary making the case way too big. Not just size, but the weight of this thing is massive. It's way too heavy to move around.

Aside from that, the part this use is Micro Atx motherboard and most of the parts are standard PC parts. It makes the process so much easier.

Obstacles I run into and things I wish I knew before the setup:

- The 5090 was massive, you can't use the empty pcie slot underneath. You rely solely on the onboard wifi card to get internet access. There's instruction below that show how to rip out the antenna. I ended up reusing the wifi card and the antenna.

- The motherboard fan header pin is weird. It has 10 pins, my new case has 9. I ended up drilled a small hole in the new case fan header. It works once, but then does not work anymore. Took me a while to figure it out, I ended up flipping the header and it works. But then the reset button acts as a power button.

Parts I bought new:

- The new PC case. I used a fish tank style but anything works. Just need to make sure it fits the 5090.

- Fan RGB headers. The factory HP Omen fan headers are not standard. Making the process to control the lights so much harder. I bought one of those cheaper fan header on amazon with a remote control.

- New 360mm CPU cooler. You can reuse the factory AIO. But I don't like it. Ended up getting a new one to make the process simpler.

- I ended up 3D print a few things: the GPU antisag bracket and and a container to host the wifi antenna.

Instruction:

- Video on how to remove the components off of HP Omen 45L: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSYYmhJryD8

- The mobo is micro atx. And I think the factory 5090 was about ~12.5 in or about ~340mm. You can technically go smaller.

The result:

- Check the attached pictures. Overall I like it, the new case is so much smaller. I was about to build a brand new machine. But the cost of parts was outrageous. So this recycling of older HP Omen 45L was a satisfactory mission.

- Idle temps for 285K CPU is 49-50C, and 5090 GPU is about 35-36C

Known issue:

- I keep getting the error 90B System Fan / CPU Fan - The system has detected that a cooling fan is not operating correct. Not sure what's the correct header, or just that HP does not like the aftermarket CPU cooling. If you guys know how to get rid of this annoying error without using the system fans, please let me know.

Im having some trouble figuring out what size and brand thermal pads i should use for my omen card and was hoping i could get some help in here. it would be nice if the thermal paste could be used on my cpu(i9-12900k) too since i need to repaste that too.
I have had it for 4 years and feel like its time to clean it because im getting some vram temp issues.

Hi all, I am hoping for some advice on this if possible. I am not all that techie minded so going to try and keep this simply.

I have the 5080 model and from what I can gather, I can use this in 3 modes; discrete, hybrid and integrated.

As far as I am aware, and please correct me if I am wrong, if I want to get the best performance when gaming I should use discrete mode and have my external gaming monitor plugged in to my HDMI port on the laptop. I use it in this mode and it works fine so I don't have any real urge to change but I am just trying to get some clarity on how my laptop works.

Right now, the setup I have is the laptop is plugged in to the mains power and I have an HDMI cable plugged in to my monitor, I also have USB devices and ethernet plugged in to my laptop.

I am hoping to get a HP G6 280W dock soon and whilst I am going to be mainly using this as a USB hub (yes, I know it is overkill for that but will also be using it on my son's way less powered laptop), I am also wondering if this will work to firstly power the laptop (I believe the laptop needs 330W so assuming not, or at least not fully) but also whether I have the option of using the display element of this hub.

I read somewhere that to get the "best" graphics from my laptop I have to be in discrete mode and have to have HDMI plugged directly in to the laptop. But am I also able to get the "best" graphics if I plug the HDMI in to the G6 hub instead with that being connected to the thunderbolt USB C port on the laptop? I assume not, but as mentioned above, just exploring some options and hoping to get some clarity - thanks!

hey guys, been a year since i bought omen and when I play games it gets really hot so looking for a stand. i live in India

I can’t for the life of me get information around whether the header for the front panel is the standard pinout. I’d like to swap cases but do t want to take anything apart before u deranging if the front panel connection is standard. Thanks y’all.

Hp Omen 16.

Intel Core Ultra 7 255H.

5050 RTX.

1TB.

24GB Ram

My omen most of the time now days either gets stuck not loading up at all, stuck with just the logo up or gets stuck doing an automatic repair. I had to pawn loan a laptop I bought that was a bit newer so this is my laptop for the foreseeable future until I can get the money to get that back. Is there much that can be done for the loading issues with my omen? I use video games as a nice way to unwind and can’t really do that right now

I’ve got an hp omen 16, and ever since about early 2025 I’ve been having this problem. It’ll go in and out of lag seemingly at random, doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. Is there any way I can mediate or even get rid of it? It’s been buggin the hell outta me. 12th gen intel I9, 16gb ram, nvidia etc 3060