Hey there! I've been having some serious issues with my Windows 11 PC over the last month or so. About 60% of the time it works normally, but the other 40% is a nightmare. Here are the odd problems I encounter during that troublesome time, which I'm calling "fucked mode":
- The taskbar freezes and doesn't respond.
- I experience forced restarts without any blue screens, just an overlay saying my PC ran into a problem.
- My SSD E seems to be failing; some video files are unplayable or unmovable, indicating possible corruption.
- The Task Manager opens but often doesn't respond or becomes unresponsive quickly.
- Windows Explorer completely fails to work.
- Games struggle to open or crash, particularly those stored on the failing SSD E.
- Occasionally, CTRL + ALT + DELETE doesn't work or gives me error messages that I forget to note down.
- There are times when my PC gets stuck in an infinite restart loop, occasionally I can force a restart, but other times I have to unplug it.
- While everything else is problematic, browsing the web seems fine, and I can still use YouTube and social media comfortably. It's just Steam and Discord that trouble me.
- I keep getting validation loops on Steam, possibly connected to the failing SSD.
- I've seen one error message related to a driver power state failure (0x9f) during forced restarts but they are rare.
For specs, I have an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 processor, a B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI motherboard, an NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060TI, and I'm running the latest version of Windows 11.
Thanks for reading!
3 Answers
It sounds like there might be some serious issues with your SSD, especially since you're experiencing file corruption. I would consider backing up whatever data you can right away! Also, if you can still boot into Windows, check out C:WindowsMinidump for any crash logs that might give you clues about the BSODs you've seen. Those logs can really help diagnose the problem.
Your issues seem tied to the failing SSD. If Windows is booting but acting strangely, it might be time to replace that drive immediately to avoid further data loss. You could try some repair scans on your remaining drives if they're healthy.
Should I just remove the failing SSD altogether then, or run repairs on it while it's still connected?
Honestly, it sounds like your operating system might be corrupted too. If your SSD is on the fritz, a fresh install of Windows after wiping it could help. Just make sure to back things up first if you can!
Yeah, I'm hesitant to wipe everything just yet. Waiting on that new SSD so I can salvage files first.
Thanks, I’ll look for the dump files! I ordered a new SSD, so I want to recover what I can.