Check your computer's power source and cables, as a loose connection might cause restarts. Make sure your computer is not overheating, as this can force it to restart. Updating Windows and ...

Have you recently upgraded your PC, started playing the new Call of Duty game, and now find that it keeps restarting your computer? This frustrating issue seems to be common with the latest Call of ...

Hi all, please let me know if this is the wrong forum, it seemed the most suitable. What steps would you take to troubleshoot a PC that randomly restarts? It doesn't seem to be OS related as Windows ...

Unexpected laptop restarts are caused by some sort of unrecoverable hardware or software problem. Software related issues are no different for laptops than desktops; they can usually be resolved by ...

Ok, I know this sounds bizarre, and I don't know that this is the right category for this kind of question, but here goes:<BR><BR>I have an athlon XP 2000+ on an EPOX 8K3A+ with 784MB PC 2100 DDR with ...

Reader John is having a problem with his Vista-powered HP desktop: random reboots. Some days, he says, it reboots five minutes after he powers it up in the morning. Sometimes it happens later in the ...

The latest Windows 10 Patch Tuesday Update is failing to install for some users. Other users report their PCs randomly restarting following the update. The issues seem to only affect a small subset of ...

One of Windows 10’s biggest annoyances is the aggressive way it pushes out updates. The operating system has a nasty habit of installing new updates while you’re in the middle of using your PC, which ...

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