PC Display and Controls Freeze After Extended Play in Certain Games
I built this PC about two years ago with fairly strong hardware, and it worked normally for a long time. Over the past few months, it has started…
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PC randomly loses video and ramps fans to full speed
My roughly two-year-old PC has been shutting down or losing video unexpectedly for the past month, and I'm running out of things to test. Both monitors suddenly go…
Why does my Windows 11 laptop take about a minute to restart or shut down?
My Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 running Windows 11 takes roughly a minute to restart, which is noticeably slower than expected. When I choose Shut down, the display turns…
PC Reboots After a Few Minutes Under Light Load
I'm running Windows 11 with a dedicated GPU, and my computer consistently restarts after about five minutes whenever I'm not gaming. It stays stable while playing Minecraft, but…
PC Shuts Off Without Warning Despite Replacing the PSU
About six weeks after moving to college, my desktop began powering off instantly with no BSOD, error message, or shutdown animation. Event Viewer records the incidents with BugcheckCode…
Games Keep Crashing With Half the Screen Turning Black
Every game I play eventually crashes, and sometimes the entire computer becomes unstable. My graphics drivers are up to date, I don't have unnecessary programs running in the…
What Could Be Causing My PC to Shut Down During Games?
My PC started shutting down unexpectedly over the weekend. At first I thought it was related to one game, but it happened again while playing Monster Hunter, so…
New PC Rebooted Unexpectedly While Launching a Game—Should I Be Worried?
I bought a new pre-built PC that arrived yesterday. It worked normally at first, but this morning Windows felt sluggish and my mouse became choppy whenever the system…
New Prebuilt PC Rebooted Once Under Load—Should I Be Worried?
I bought a new prebuilt PC that arrived yesterday. It worked normally at first, but this morning Windows felt sluggish and my mouse became choppy whenever the system…
PC Powers Off Under Gaming Load Despite Normal Temperatures
My PC shuts down completely whenever I play games or otherwise put the system under heavy CPU and GPU load. It works normally for browsing and other light…
Several Windows features stopped working after a normal shutdown—what could be causing it?
After my PC started normally following a regular shutdown, several unrelated Windows features began acting strangely. The audio service initially stopped working, AMD's recording overlay no longer appears,…
Windows 11 Keeps Playing Random USB Connect and Disconnect Sounds
I'm running Windows 11, and since yesterday my computer has randomly started playing the USB device connected/disconnected sound. I disabled application notifications, so it doesn't seem to be…
How can I identify which driver is causing my PC crashes?
My PC started showing vague startup notifications from a gaming-related app saying that a driver had failed, but it never identified which driver. This began after the computer…
Why does my PC randomly black-screen while gaming?
My monitor sometimes goes completely black while I'm playing games. It happens randomly, and I'm not convinced the graphics card is the cause because Task Manager usually shows…
Why Is PowerShell Running in the Background on My Windows PC?
I recently noticed Windows PowerShell appearing among my background processes. After that, several command-line windows or processes seem to start slowly; one stays open briefly and claims it…
Why does my PC randomly restart while gaming even though temperatures are normal?
My PC occasionally restarts by itself while I'm playing games. I've checked the CPU and GPU temperatures and they seem normal, and I've already updated my drivers. What…
Why does my PC randomly go to a black screen while gaming?
My monitor occasionally turns completely black while I'm playing games. It happens unpredictably, and I'm not sure whether the system is still running when it occurs. I checked…
Windows Explorer freezes and makes the taskbar and apps unresponsive
I haven't used my laptop in a while, and lately Windows Explorer occasionally stops responding while I'm browsing the web or working in Excel. When it happens, I…
Why Is PowerShell Running in the Background, and Could It Be Malware?
PowerShell has recently started appearing among my background processes even though I have not intentionally downloaded or installed anything. After it launches, several command-line windows or processes briefly…
How to Fix Error Spam in Windows 11 Event Viewer?
Since April 17th, I've been experiencing a flood of errors in my Windows 11 Event Viewer. The errors include messages like: "ApiSet Function: QueryStateContainerItemInfo returned with Error Code:…