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Top 3 fixes for: Lenovo Yoga S730 shuts down without warning under Windows 10

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I've recently purchased this nice little beast: the Lenovo Yoga S730-13IML laptop (81U40018SB) 10th-generation Intel Core i7-10510U (4C / 8T, 1.8 / 4.9GHz, 8MB) 16 GB RAM 1 TB SSD 13.3" 1080p screen 3x USB-C ports 42W battery Fingerprint sensor I've been using the standard Windows 10 Home OS that came with it and set the power plan to 'Maximum performance'. I wanted to ensure I'd get my money worth in terms of computing power. I noticed the laptop was getting a bit hot but without any particular issue. After a few weeks of use, I started getting unexpected shutdowns . In a single morning three consecutive shutdowns without warning. The screen goes black, power LED goes off, it's like the juice is gone. I can turn it back on immediately but once it gets hot again (or so I suspect) it shuts down again.  I tried changing settings back and forth and finally found a configuration that doesn't crash anymore, so I thought I would share it wi