restarting

Forum discussion tagged with restarting.
  1. cxadam

    Question My PC has been randomly restarting for around half a year and I cant find any fixes.

    Okay so, at ,as far as I can tell, random times my pc reboots. This happens when idle or when gaming. I have tried all of the following: Leaving PC on without mouse, keyboard, external harddrive, ethernet or speakers plugged in GPU, CPU,PSU,RAM stress tests which brought back nothing Malware /...
  2. greenbatman

    Question PC freezes and requires a restart in order to work properly.

    For about 2 years my PC has been randomly freezing out of no where and requires a restart in order to be functional again. I could be gaming, I could have just turned the PC on, but it usually happens on idle. Usually when it freezes, I can still move my mouse around, but nothing happens. If I...
  3. djreedj

    Question Why is my pc doing this?

    All of a sudden (pc prob 5-6 years old give it take) during a game (elder scrolls online) after about 5-10 minutes my pc restarts itself and gives me the message “Power supply surges detected during the previous power on. Asus anti surge was triggered to protect system from unstable…”(can’t...
  4. G

    Question Non-stop Restarting

    Hello, So my pc started restarting without me asking it to, there was no clear pattern as to why. I ran the following commands: sfc/scannow and chkdsk C: /r these showed that my drive where windows was installed on was damaged or corrupted. I ordered a new drive and tried to install windows on...
  5. I

    Question PC restarts instead of shutting down

    Hi! I just got some new pc parts for my old pc, basically keeping only psu and hdd+ssd from my old one, and i had to reinstall windows. The weird part is that whenever i try to shut it down, from windows it says that it's shutting down... but it isn't. It shuts down for a second and then...
  6. Nuguns

    [SOLVED] AMD ryzen 7 5800x keeps restarting PC

    So this is a really weird situation I'm having. I can run games perfectly fine in VR and demanding games fine but the minute I launch certain games such as COD vanguard or Roblox my PC instantly restarts itself, I have no idea why this is only happening on these two games. I did not OC anything...
  7. Z

    Question PC keeps rebooting

    My PC will launch bios perfectly fine, but the moment it tries to load into windows my keyboard turns off then the computer reboots and tries again over and over, I tried trouble shooting and replacing the SSD as well as a fresh install of the windows os, however it will crash whenever I try to...
  8. S

    Question Computer keeps restarting, never boots.

    Hi there! I woke up today, went to turn on my computer but it didnt work. What it does is, as soon as I press the power button it makes a clicking sound, I can see the fans, gpu and power on motherboard turns on for a split second, then shuts off. It then keeps trying to start every 5 seconds...
  9. M

    [SOLVED] PC randomly restarts but passes all stress tests without crashing or stuttering

    Hello everyone, I have done FurMark GPU stress test for about 40 minutes with OCCT power stress test running at the same time for about 20 minutes and no restarts. I've done the GPU test and OCCT CPU stress test at the same time too, again nothing crashed. I've used Memtest 86 to check RAM...
  10. Zdos123

    Question Brand New System randomly restarts.

    Hello, I was recently building a system for a mate, It all went together fine, turned it on and installed fine however about 5 minutes in it randomly restarted (like black screen then turned back on), thought nothing of it. Kept restarting, no consistency at all, under load and unloaded it...
  11. M

    [SOLVED] PC powercycling (constantly turning on and off), what software or process can i use to diagnose the problem??

    So basically my pc was working fine last night. But today when i turned it on the PC started to constantly turn on and off forever, with no display showing. i checked the power cables they were all good. i reseated the rams and then turned on the pc, it still power cycled for 30 seconds until it...
  12. M

    Question Computer restarts when using ethernet and/or plugging devices into usb ports.

    Ok so im just about at my wits ends here. About 2 months ago my computer suddenly refused to post. Took it somewhere. Guy told me the mother board fried. Ok whatever. It happens. Replace the motherboard. Everything should be fine. Except now when I plug in my ethernet my pc endlessly restarts...
  13. T

    Question Computer randomly restarting. Might be the PSU ?

    A month ago, my computer started randomly restarting. It would happen randomly; didn't matter if I was browsing the web or putting a heavy load on the CPU and GPU. The most it restarted was three times a day. Screen would turn black, fans would crank to the max for a couple seconds, and the...
  14. C

    [SOLVED] PC keeps restarting when idling

    This has been going on for a couple of days now, and I still haven't found a fix for it. I got a new motherboard, ram, and cpu, and all of a sudden my PC restarts constantly, it wont download stuff, wont uninstall anything. Please help, cuz im losing my patience. My build: i5-8600k z370 ultra...
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    [SOLVED] Rebooting with my recent Ryzen 5 5600X build

    Build: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X ASRock B550M Steel Legend MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ventus 2X 2 Seagate HD 1TB 1 KingDian SSD 480GB 1 KingDian SSD 240GB (Main one) Corsair Vengeange Pro 16GB (2x8GB) @3600Mhz Gigabyte GP-P750GM 750W 80 Plus Gold CoolerMaster ML240L Can provide peripherals, fans, case, etc if...
  16. S

    [SOLVED] .explorer crashes whenever I select a photo file

    Hi everyone, So my computer has gone a bit mad today. It started doing this sporadically last night, but today is doing it every time despite restarting, and is really affecting my general computer usage. If I go into a folder with a photo file in e.g. a .jpg and left click it (not open etc...
  17. sultandevin

    [SOLVED] PC restarts when playing games with new GPU (no BSOD) ?

    Hello, I recently added a GPU (RX 570) to my PC, here are the specs: Ryzen 3 2200g ASRock B450 Pro4 T-Force DELTA DDR4 2x4GB 3000Mhz (OC 3200MHz) PowerColor RX 570 Aerocool VX Plus PSU 550W 80+ V-Gen M.2 NVMe 240GB WD Blue 500GB (5000 RPM) Seagate Barracuda 1TB (5000 RPM) - i installed this...
  18. T

    Question PC restarts itself every few seconds after running driver booster

    Friend ran driver booster on his PC that he recently installed fresh windows to. During a required restart the system turned itself back on and then quickly (5 seconds with no beeping) turned itself back off again. Now it does this every time you try to turn it on. Cant get to BIOS and...
  19. CyborgRiley

    Question New PC Keeps restarting. Pls help

    Hello. Please help. I just built a new PC and it won’t stop restarting. I haven’t installed windows or anything it just restarts over and over when I turn it on. If I take the ram sticks out it turns on but just sits there because it can’t do anything without RAM, but it does stop the...
  20. T

    Question Pc keeps restarting

    I posted This thread on Reddit and now on here hopefully someone can answer my question. Thank you very much.
  21. destroyer1080

    Question New PC Randomly Shuts Down and Restarts but works fine in BIOS

    Hey I recently built a PC for my friend -Ryzen 5 3600 -8GB x 2 Corsair Vengeance RAM -B450F Asus Gaming Motherboard -Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Black -Gigabyte Rx 5700xt -120GB SSD & 1TB HDD -750W Corsair 80+ Gold PSU After I built the PC, I began to install Windows 10 with my USB 3.0 drive...
  22. dummy1998

    Question Computer keeps restarting after installing new ram with nothing on display

    I have a i7 9700k, rtx 2080, asrock z390 pro4 motherboard, 750w p. supply, 500gb 970 evo m2 ssd. The old ram was 3866mhz 16gb(2x8). The new ram is 4000mhz 32gb(2x16). The computer keeps rebooting and nothing is coming up on my monitor which i tested with an other pc with the same cable and...
  23. T

    Question After moving my computer it has begun restarting at random

    The Issue I moved my computer from one desk to another around a week ago, and since then it has begun restarting every so often, though after the initial restart it will do so more frequently unless turned off for a while. For detail, these "restarts" don't fully restart the system itself...
  24. C

    Question Why is this PC restarting? And why is the CPU core so hot?

    I'm helping my friend to fix her PC and I think I've narrowed down the issue but I don't really understand it enough to help fix it completely. So basically, her PC keeps restarting, like turning off and turning back on again straight away pretty fast. I looked at loads of different things that...
  25. E

    [SOLVED] Computer restarts when gaming while using 1080ti

    Hey everyone, I've been having this issue for a while now and I've decided to see if anyone can help. I bought a GTX 1080Ti when it first released, and it was working fine until a couple of months ago. My computer started crashing and restarting itself when playing certain games (Mass Effect...
  26. R

    [SOLVED] PC stuck restarting...

    Hello, I wanted to watch some of my old videos, so I opened up files and opened up some of my gaming clips. It opened In movies and TV, and I was watching the video, and I tried to pause it but couldn’t. I tried to close it but I couldn’t. So I close my other apps, and they closed but the...
  27. nubble6

    Question 2yo pc restarting for no reason

    So I built this pc myself and it was working fine for more than 2 years, but now for the past few months it restarts randomly during any task. I checked the event viewer and I'm getting Kernal-Power error, event ID 41. I've replaced and swapped out just about every single part so now I'm at a...
  28. Billy1357

    Question Computer turns on with no signal, restarts automatically after about 10 seconds, then stays on with no signal

    One morning my computer wouldn't turn on properly out of the blue. The computer would either start up and restart over and over again, never sending any signal to the monitors. Or it would turn on and restart after about 10 seconds, remain on but with no signal to the monitors. I bought a new...
  29. S

    [SOLVED] random pc restarts

    Hey guys, Its been 15 days since i've build a new pc (cpu+mb+ram) and i'm facing random restarts and i've no idea what's causing it. Here are my pc specs: cpu: Ryzen 5 3500 MB: B450M PRO-M2 V2 (MS-7B84) (AM4) Bios ver: 7B84v49 Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 3000 Power supply: Corsair VS550...
  30. deezlee20

    Question games restart when i higher the resolution

    i recently upgraded my graphics card after the last one seemed to die gtx 970, i have upgraded to a geforce 2060 super oc 8gb, i can play cod in the 1920 x 1080 fine but the minute i increase the resolution the PC just restarts, thinki9ng maybe its a psu problem but would like to now before i...
  31. V

    Question Rx570 ARMOR 4G(MSI) TURNING OFF

    First of all im sorry for my bad english. So i have problem with my GPU i think. I did all stress tests i can imagine, i follow all companet temps either... I did memtests all passes x8 times, tryed diferent pci ports... Changed psu. Removed all out from case so dont have short from mobo to...
  32. ChristianO

    [SOLVED] Unexpected Restarts & shutdowns

    I've been searching online, alongside my event viewer, to find the cause of the issue. My PC will unexpectedly shutdown or restart - sometimes under load and other times it will be idle. I started having this issue while playing The Outer Worlds, but I know it isn't a system issue, no...
  33. atinesh.s

    [SOLVED] Need help: System freezes and restarts

    Hello guys, My system worked without any problem from past 1 year but today I have observed unusual behaviour it freezes and restarts after few minutes. I tried restarting the system multiple times but problem persists. I thought it is an OS problem, so I booted system with another OS installed...
  34. DipperTheFolf

    Question My PC Keeps Restarting While Playing Games

    Hi. My PC keeps restarting by itself when I am in the middle of playing games. I've checked my GPU to see if it would be overheating and it runs at 70c or below the whole time. My PSU definitely has enough wattage to supply power to the whole system and more being an 850W PSU. The only solution...
  35. P

    Question Why do my games keep crashing?

    Pc Specs: Cpu: I7-8700k Motherboard: Aorus gaming 7 z370 Ram: 16gb DDR4 3200 T-Force Nighthawk GPU: GTX 1080 ti EVGA PSU: Thermaltake 80 plus gold 750w Display 4k UHD lg monitor, sorry I don't know the exact monitor name. I have updated the GPU drivers and Motherboard drivers. I play World of...
  36. NecrobyNerton

    Question My pc is restarting when doing intensive tasks

    Alright, I'm kind of new here so sorry if i didn't post this at the right category. And sorry if my english isn't top because it isn't my native language. I built the pc I'm using right now about 3 weeks ago or something and well I didn't have any problems at first but then my pc started kind...
  37. T

    Question Problem with motherboard (?)

    Built PC about 5 months ago, but it seems to have a problem. Sometimes when in the middle of gaming, my peripherals will shut off, and then turn back on in a couple seconds. This happens to all devices plugged into USB ports. I don't think it could be a power supply problem?? Can anyone help...
  38. L

    Question New PC I built keeps restarting upon waking from sleep mode after about an hour.

    Hi, I built my PC about a month or two ago. Everything has been working fine until this week. I only use my pc for gaming so I don't download anything except video games. The latest game I started playing this week was called Apex Legends. I also recently did a windows update maybe a 1 week ago...
  39. A

    Question Computer restarts infinitely when turning on. Yet sometimes randomly works.

    Hi, I've had this issue for years now but seems to be getting worse. Basically out of the blue one day my computer stopped turning on normally and begun this loop of booting, lasting anywhere from 2 to 20 seconds and then shutting down and repeating. The strange thing was that if i let it...
  40. Y

    Question Computer randomly restarting in gaming. Power supply issue?

    So I am having an issue where my PC will completely shut off instantly and restart a second later. It has happened 3 times in the last hour playing Battlefield V and only seems to happen in games. Specs: Ryzen 5 1600 GTX 1070 Ti 16GB ram PSU is an XFX XTR 650w. I have a feeling it may be a...