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Forum discussion tagged with reboot.
  1. XpolG

    Question PC won’t reboot but it will boot manually just fine / also issue with gaming performance ?

    Out of the blue, my PC just won’t reboot. As you can see in the video (link bellow), it turns on and then fails and shuts down by itself. It then tries to reboot again and fails and just keeps going like that. I have to manually shut it down on the power supply and boot it up again and it starts...
  2. G

    Question Should I have to be rebooting my router multiple times a day?

    My parents home network is fast, and one of the higher end offered by our cable company. There are a lot of devices on it. (Phones, Tv's, Cameras, Alexas etc..) When all is good I'll get a good download and upload speed test result. (ex. 350+Mbps download)... However, quite often it'll get...
  3. M

    Question PC rebooting on idle - a real challenge

    Hi, I'm encountering pretty annoying problem that I can't seem to resolve. I'm literally hopeless, so I hope you guys can do a miracle. Reboots sometimes are 5 seconds after logging to Windows, sometimes after 20-30 minutes. Background: I recently upgraded my system: - swapping out Gigabyte...
  4. X

    Question PC crashes and reboots

    Hi everyone, Whilst I am gaming and I press on the Windows button to go into my desktop, the system will black screen and making a buzzing sound and reboot. This has happened several times before, although not always but it is frequent. I believed it was a PSU issue so I replaced it however I...
  5. O

    Question Stuck in a endless reboot cycle… Help?

    So I finally got to build my new system yesterday, Specs -7800x3d -gigabyte b650 aorus elite ax -XFX 310 RX 7900XTX -Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 (2x16) 6000mhz 30cl -Cosair RM1000e -Lian li sl120 uni inf x 8 all was well, system turned on 2/8 fans didn’t turn on but I’m assuming...
  6. Ccurry25

    Question PC randomly reboots with white VGA light on MOBO.

    I need help on troubleshooting the exact cause of my random reboots. My specs: CPU - Ryzen 7 5800x GPU - Gigabyte 6800xt MOBO - Asus TUF B550-PLUS WIFI Memory - Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2x8) PSU - Corsair RM series RM750 Recently my pc randomly reboots on it's own. It seems to change...
  7. DannyT_

    Question Gaming PC drop in FPS on a "Cold Boot" (a restart fixes the issue) ?

    Hi everyone, I am having a strange issue with one of my new PC builds. The issue is that when I first boot my pc up in the evening to play some games, I notice my frame rate is pretty low compared to usual. However, once I do a quick restart the frame rates are fine (much higher). To give an...
  8. E

    Question PC Randomly Reboots (Advanced Issue)

    Hello Tom’s Hardware, This is possibly my first ever internet post for computer trouble. I apologize if I’m not following proper standards or rules. I’m also on mobile right now, so sorry for the lack of formatting. Background: Just to establish some background, I’m a long time tech person...
  9. Xarkkal

    Question System reboots when OS loads or tries to install

    I've been troubleshooting this for about a month now, and it's driving me insane. My computer rebooted out of nowhere, and when it came back up, as soon as the windows screen with spinning dots appears, the system reboots. Windows repair starts, and the system reboots. I figured I needed a...
  10. A

    [SOLVED] Computer Freezes at Random Intervals While CPU idle

    Hopefully someone can help, because I'm at an absolute loss. PC worked flawlessly for about a year before experiencing this problem, no changes to build The past month, my pc has been freezing when the cpu is at or near 1% usage. I can play video games indefinitely, this only occurs when the pc...
  11. M

    Question Windows 10 won't boot ?

    Hi guys! I have a very weird problem. I bought a new ssd and i installed it instead of my old hdd which is empty just taking space in my pc(500GB). I have another HDD(1TB) which has windows on it which i use every day. The problem occurs when i unplug that old hdd which is empty. My pc says...
  12. lukcash7

    Question Random PC reboots/freezes ?

    Hello, Approximately 2 months ago I have built myself a new gaming PC. Since day one I've had problems with this system that are still ongoing, hence why I'm creating this thread to seek help from someone more experienced. Progressively it got worse, the freezes came first then the reboots...
  13. richiestang_78

    New build bluescreen crashes

    I just built a new machine with a clean install of Windows 11 but it seems to be randomly crashing and rebooting. My previous build was a Intel 7700K build and now the new one is an AMD one. I did bring over a few data drives that have games on them but otherwise everything is fresh including...
  14. S

    Question Random reboots ?

    wondering if anyone has any idea about this problem I'm having, my pc will randomly reboot , bios will occasionally during these reboots flag CPU as overheating, when I monitor the temps there is nothing out of the ordinary, the max peak under load is 90 degrees C, average in hwinfo is about 77...
  15. P

    [SOLVED] Random reboots - PSU?

    Hi All, First thing sorry if this is going a long post, but I thought it could be helpful to share all the information and what I've done so far to avoid too much back and forth. In November I built a new PC, but I've been experiencing random reboots while using it. The Build Mobo: MSI MAG...
  16. gagglebox5

    Question PC hard rebooting seemingly randomly when GPU is under load ?

    Hi, I've had this problem for a few months now after years of flawless usage. The weird thing is, it went away for a month then came back. I cannot discern a certain trigger, because sometimes it can run for an hour or two under load, other times it won't last 10 minutes. By reboot, I mean a...
  17. X

    Question Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device” Error for Windows 10

    Hello i have the following problem: When i start my pc it shows sometimes Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key It fixes it when i pull of the cables of my SSD but not everytime i pull them off it get fixed... Sometimes i need to pull...
  18. R

    Question PC randomly restarting, but only at home ?

    My computer has been acting very weird for the past few weeks. It started to restart randomly - regardless of whether it is doing browsing or playing games. There are also no BSODs shown. I have a dual boot system (Windows 10 + openSUSE TW) and the same issue happens in both. I tried with a...
  19. D

    Question Computer randomly restarts and I'm running out of ideas on how to fix ?

    System specs: MOBA: MSI Z690 Tomahawk Wifi DDR4 CPU: i9-12900KS GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series VisionTek RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Royal Elite DDR4-4600 16GBx2 NIC: 10Gb SFP+ PCI-E Network Card NIC Storage1: 2TB Samsung 980 Pro (Windows 11) Storage2: 2TB Samsung 980 Pro (Ubuntu 20.04) Storage3: 1TB...
  20. psilokamenos

    Question Pc turning off and back on randomly

    Hi my pc started to turn off and back on (like reboot) when i play games (league of legends) there is no blue screen, or crashing sound like brzzzzz or anything just closes and re opens it closes like you press the button to force shut down the pc from the pc case Temps from cpu and gpu are...
  21. xCin1s

    Question Instant Restart after opening a Game.

    Hey Everyone, For the last week I've been having reboots after opening specific games, this happens when I open a Game after the initial loading, it originally happened when trying to open Pathfinder WOTR, right before I got to the main menu, the computer would just shut off, and then start...
  22. K

    Question PC Freezing/Rebooting During Gaming Only.

    Good afternoon fellow pc enthusiasts :). I've got a bit of a conundrum. My PC will freeze/lock up whenever I'm gaming, and during completely random intervals forcing me to power off manually. This occurs randomly and could be 3 minutes into gaming, or 3 hours. Has not however occur during a GPU...
  23. 1Reality1

    [SOLVED] Stuck on BIOS Screen - Won't Boot to OS

    Monitor went into "Power Saving Mode" while I was sitting at the keyboard and actively using the PC. Shortly before the happened, there was screen flickering and going black - and it came back from that a few times; until it didn't anymore. After trying a couple things, I reset the CMOS and...
  24. xHanck

    Question Reboot Issue - Loose USB 3.1 Cable?

    Hi all, In recent months I've been having an issue where my PC reboots should it get knocked ever so slightly. I just sort of deal with this as I don't really have the time to set aside troubleshooting and it isn't a major issue as I rarely knock it. However I've just returned home from uni...
  25. S

    [SOLVED] RTX 3080 Just Started Rebooting While Gaming.

    This has honestly had me pulling my hair out. Today my PC has just started black screening for a minute or 2 (with weird blue and red outlines of objects in games) and then rebooting, only while playing games (weirdly stress testing the GPU is perfectly fine). This has never happened before...
  26. Euami

    Question Random crashes during idle/load

    Hello there! Im expiring an issue with pc randomly shutting down and then restarting, so wanted to hear some thoughs about it Ive been having this issue for mby 6 or more months. It can crash on idle, but more likely it will happen in games I try some random things that can fix the issue, and...
  27. S

    Question Systems restarts upon booting into Ubuntu. [MCE Hardware Error] ?

    I recently built a new computer with the following specs: MSI Pro B550M-VC WiFi AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD R9 390X (From my old computer) Corsair RM750x I've tried to install multiple Linux distros, as I don't have a copy of...
  28. E

    Question Upgraded CPU from Ryzen 5 2600 to a Ryzen 7 5700x and launching Modern Warfare 2 instantly reboots my computer with no error message.

    Hey folks, Every time I launch MW2 my computer reboots automatically and it never actually gets into the game. This has occurred right when I upgraded to the 5700X processor from my 2600. I don't get any bluescreen, error codes, or anything to troubleshoot as it just restarts my computer. Ive...
  29. Ender_h3o

    Question PC reboots itself only after cold boot, but only when playing a game, then it works fine ?

    My spec: Cpu:intel core i7-6800k 3.4GHz 6-core Motherboard:msi x99a gaming 9 ack Ram: G.skill ripjaws X 16Gb(2x8Gb) Gpu: msi geforce rtx 3060 12Gb Cooling: corsair h100i rbg Ssd: samsung 850 evo 250gb PSU:fsp group hydro g 750W 80+ fully modular ATX Got 2 more ssd and one hdd for storage and...
  30. vasilis77

    Question PC reboots randomly

    Hi, I've been experiencing an issue with random reboots with my PC. The configuration is: Intel Core i5 8600 Gigabyte Aorus Gaming WiFi H370 2x8GB DDR4-2666 1 SSD SATA 3 HDD 7200rpm Asus Radeon RX Dual 6600 Corsair CX 550M (bought in 2014) No overclocking for all the components. The reboots...
  31. Allenstein

    Question BLUE SCREEN - BAD CONFIG INFO

    Hi, I was just trying to import a video to premiere pro and then boom, blue screen appeared. The error code is: “bad config info” and it won’t let me get into my desktop. It just keeps on looping reboot. There are several options to solve this, but nothing works.. system recovery? No, I...
  32. S

    Question PC randomly rebooting in the middle of games, CPU or GPU?

    I have had this build for almost 2 years. Recently the monitor has been going black and the pc reboots randomly while in the middle of whatever game I'm playing. Its happened during several different games. I think it's the graphics card but I am not sure. Also about a month before this...
  33. reio

    Question PC starts again after shutdown, next time stuck at post, (motherboard screen)

    Every 3th shutdown, my computer weirdly starts again, and if I shut down the pc again, then next time I boot it up, it's stuck at the motherboard screen also known as stuck at post. What it looks like (Taken off google)...
  34. G

    Question PC reboots randomly in game

    Hello! Here is my problem : .Symptoms : the PC reboots only in game -It’s always a hard reboot (without BSOD), without an error message before nor after the reboot. I have this problem since i built the PC, around march 2021 -The frequency of the reboots seems different on every game : in...
  35. A'rufax

    Question Computer rebooting without warning - PSU replaced to no avail

    Hey there. We've been having some trouble with a computer shutting down and rebooting while gaming, and after trying out some troubleshooting tips found here and on other sites, I figured it'd be best to ask for advice directly. While we originally thought it could've been caused by faulty...
  36. E

    Question Computer shuts down while gaming

    My computer freezes, restarts or shuts down while playing games. It typically occours after 10 minutes or so. When I restart my computer and try to play again the error does not occour again. I have tried to stresstest and benchmark my computer without any problems. I have ran prime95, 3DMark...
  37. ditrate

    Question Reboot occured during data transfer, any damage to the drive ?

    My PC restarted during file transfer to an external drive., could this have damaged the drive? SMART is unchanged, no new errors. Files are fine, I had back-up.
  38. E

    Question Hard disk health dropped after hard reboot

    So I was doing file transfer to from my computer to my external hard disk this morning and aside from doing that I was also opening up 3 instances of BlueStacks and then what happened is my computer freezed up and with no control over it I decided to do hard reboot by holding the power button...
  39. K

    Question Random reboots, new PSU, not overheating

    Hello all, I'm at my wits end here with this issue, I don't know what else it could be, I've gotten a new CPU cooler, I've gotten' a new PSU and I've been monitoring my temperatures, no problems, it's been almost a month since I got my new PSU but today I got another of those dreaded restarts...
  40. T

    Question Kernel-Power Error 41 (63) happening consistently while playing specific games

    Hey everyone, I asked this question previously but never got a fix, so I'm back with the same issue along with some updates. My computer reboots wihtout warning while playing games sometimes. I have been having this issue with a couple games, but consistantly Sea of Thieves, for about 2 years...