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Honestly, is there anything more frustrating than having your computer restart randomly and repeatedly? You want to know why it’s happening, but more importantly what you can do to stop it! Before calling in a repair person (or chucking your computer out of the window), check out the following list of helpful DIY suggestions for handling a Windows PC with a restart problem.
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- Running Safe Mode is extremely useful in rooting out malware, and it can also be used (as an alternate to doing a System Restore as described above) to check for faulty files, apps, or drivers. While in Safe Mode, remove any programs and update any drivers that you installed shortly before your restart problem began. Exit Safe Mode and see if your problem is resolved.[17]Thanks
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- ↑ https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/my-computer-keeps-restarting-for-absolutely-no/a62bdc57-7bfa-4ab9-8609-6354ed17398f
- ↑ https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/how-to-monitor-cpu-temp-temperature
- ↑ https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00009965
- ↑ https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-fix-random-computer-freezes-and-reboots-caused-due-to-hardware-problems
- ↑ https://www.windowscentral.com/how-disable-windows-10-fast-startup
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#bkmk_startup_repair
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#bkmk_remove_installed_windows_update
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#bkmk_restore_from_system_restore_point
- ↑ https://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-automatic-restart-system-failure-windows
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode-in-windows-10-92c27cff-db89-8644-1ce4-b3e5e56fe234
- ↑ https://www.pcworld.com/article/478239/how-to-remove-malware-from-your-windows-pc.html
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-system-restore-point-77e02e2a-3298-c869-9974-ef5658ea3be9
- ↑ https://techcult.com/check-disk-for-errors-using-chkdsk/
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#bkmk_use_recovery_drive
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-a-system-restore-point-77e02e2a-3298-c869-9974-ef5658ea3be9
- ↑ https://techcult.com/test-your-computers-ram-for-bad-memory/
- ↑ https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/basic-computer-skills/starting-a-computer-in-safe-mode/1/
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