Computer keeps freezing, then disconnecting from the internet?

[JimmyJosser]

Basically, after moving house the other day, my computer keeps freezing for a few minutes and in that time I cannot do a thing so I have to either wait for it to unfreeze or restart the computer. Then when it unfreezes, I loose wifi signal and then it reconnects instantly. It happens at seemingly random times.

I've attempted virus scans which didn't help, the temperatures seem to be ok, so what can I do? I'm stuck and googling around yields no results correct for my issue.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Basically, after moving house the other day, my computer keeps freezing for a few minutes and in that time I cannot do a thing so I have to either wait for it to unfreeze or restart the computer. Then when it unfreezes, I loose wifi signal and then it reconnects instantly. It happens at seemingly random times.

I've attempted virus scans which didn't help, the temperatures seem to be ok, so what can I do? I'm stuck and googling around yields no results correct for my issue.

Thanks for any help.

Copy and pasting this from my other section.Sounds like hard drive errors.

If this is only one drive on your system i would start running a chkdsk.

Go to Start Menu

Then in Start menu Type Command Prompt

Then in the list click on command prompt.

A black box will pop up.

While in the black box Type or copy and past item below.

chkdsk /r

It will ask a question about rebooting press Y for yes then reboot system and then let it do it's thing.This will check to see if there are errors on your drives.This mostly helps fixing skipping issues.But not all the time.

This might take a while.

(Side Note)
You can right click in the black area of the cmd.And use Past option.Don't use Crtl + V will not work in command prompt.

 

[JimmyJosser]

Basically, after moving house the other day, my computer keeps freezing for a few minutes and in that time I cannot do a thing so I have to either wait for it to unfreeze or restart the computer. Then when it unfreezes, I loose wifi signal and then it reconnects instantly. It happens at seemingly random times.

I've attempted virus scans which didn't help, the temperatures seem to be ok, so what can I do? I'm stuck and googling around yields no results correct for my issue.

Thanks for any help.

Copy and pasting this from my other section.Sounds like hard drive errors.

If this is only one drive on your system i would start running a chkdsk.

Go to Start Menu

Then in Start menu Type Command Prompt

Then in the list click on command prompt.

A black box will pop up.

While in the black box Type or copy and past item below.

chkdsk /r

It will ask a question about rebooting press Y for yes then reboot system and then let it do it's thing.This will check to see if there are errors on your drives.This mostly helps fixing skipping issues.But not all the time.

This might take a while.

(Side Note)
You can right click in the black area of the cmd.And use Past option.Don't use Crtl + V will not work in command prompt.

I tried that last night, it didn't freeze for a while, but has started doing it again now D: - Do you have any other advice for how to fix this?
Thanks for your help!

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Do you have a windows disk.

You might have corrupted windows files.follow instructions.

Follow these steps for using sfc with the scannow option to repair important Windows files:

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: Using sfc /scannow to repair important Windows files usually takes 5 to 10 minutes.
How To Use SFC /Scannow

Open Command Prompt as an administrator, often referred to as an "elevated" Command Prompt.

Important: For the sfc /scannow command to work properly, it must be executed from an elevated Command Prompt window in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. This is not required in previous versions of Windows.

Once Command Prompt is open, type the following command and then press Enter.

sfc /scannow

Note: There's a space between sfc and /scannow.

Important: If you're trying to use System File Checker from the Command Prompt available from Advanced Startup Options or System Recovery Options, see Tip #1 at the bottom of the page for some changes in how you execute sfc /scannow.

System File Checker will now verify the integrity of every protected operating system file on your computer.

Note: In some situations, especially in Windows XP and Windows 2000, you may also need access to your original Windows installation CD or DVD.

Restart your computer if sfc /scannow did actually repair any files.

Note: System File Checker may or may not prompt you to restart but even if it doesn't, you should restart anyway.

Repeat whatever process caused your original problem to see if sfc /scannow corrected the issue.

Tips & More Information

When running sfc /scannow from outside of Windows, like from the Command Prompt available when you boot from your Windows disc or flash drive, or from your System Repair Disc or Recovery Drive, you'll have to tell the sfc command exactly where Windows exists, as in this example:

sfc /scannow /offbootdir=d:\ /offwindir=d:\windows

The /offbootdir= option specifies the drive letter, while the /offwindir= option specifies the Windows path, again including the drive letter.

Note: Depending on how your computer is setup, the Command Prompt, when used from outside of Windows, doesn't always assign drive letters in the same way that you see them from inside Windows. In other words, Windows might be at C:\Windows when you're using it, but D:\Windows from the Command Prompt in System Recovery Options.

In most installations of Windows 8 and Windows 7, C: usually becomes D: and in Windows Vista, C: is usually still C:. To check for sure, look for the drive with the Users folder on it - that will be the drive Windows is installed on, unless you have multiple installations of Windows on multiple drives.

 

[JimmyJosser]

Do you have a windows disk.

You might have corrupted windows files.follow instructions.

Follow these steps for using sfc with the scannow option to repair important Windows files:

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: Using sfc /scannow to repair important Windows files usually takes 5 to 10 minutes.
How To Use SFC /Scannow

Open Command Prompt as an administrator, often referred to as an "elevated" Command Prompt.

Important: For the sfc /scannow command to work properly, it must be executed from an elevated Command Prompt window in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. This is not required in previous versions of Windows.

Once Command Prompt is open, type the following command and then press Enter.

sfc /scannow

Note: There's a space between sfc and /scannow.

Important: If you're trying to use System File Checker from the Command Prompt available from Advanced Startup Options or System Recovery Options, see Tip #1 at the bottom of the page for some changes in how you execute sfc /scannow.

System File Checker will now verify the integrity of every protected operating system file on your computer.

Note: In some situations, especially in Windows XP and Windows 2000, you may also need access to your original Windows installation CD or DVD.

Restart your computer if sfc /scannow did actually repair any files.

Note: System File Checker may or may not prompt you to restart but even if it doesn't, you should restart anyway.

Repeat whatever process caused your original problem to see if sfc /scannow corrected the issue.

Tips & More Information

When running sfc /scannow from outside of Windows, like from the Command Prompt available when you boot from your Windows disc or flash drive, or from your System Repair Disc or Recovery Drive, you'll have to tell the sfc command exactly where Windows exists, as in this example:

sfc /scannow /offbootdir=d:\ /offwindir=d:\windows

The /offbootdir= option specifies the drive letter, while the /offwindir= option specifies the Windows path, again including the drive letter.

Note: Depending on how your computer is setup, the Command Prompt, when used from outside of Windows, doesn't always assign drive letters in the same way that you see them from inside Windows. In other words, Windows might be at C:\Windows when you're using it, but D:\Windows from the Command Prompt in System Recovery Options.

In most installations of Windows 8 and Windows 7, C: usually becomes D: and in Windows Vista, C: is usually still C:. To check for sure, look for the drive with the Users folder on it - that will be the drive Windows is installed on, unless you have multiple installations of Windows on multiple drives.

I just did ran sfc in my commant prompt and it came up saying Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations, it seems to be freezing more often now too