Laptop overheating after recent update—any ideas?

I've noticed my laptop has been getting really hot and the fan sounds like it's about to take off ever since the last system update. It wasn't doing this before, and I didn't change anything else hardware-wise. I've tried cleaning out the vents and making sure it's on a hard surface, but it still overheats pretty quickly. Battery life also seems shorter, which might be related. Has anyone else experienced this after an update? Could it be a driver issue, or maybe a background process gone rogue? I'm running Windows 11, if that helps. Would love to hear if you found any quick fixes or settings to tweak that helped cool things down.