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Discussions tagged with 'cold restart' on WindowsForum.com focus on system behavior when performing a full power-off and boot cycle, as opposed to a warm reboot or resume from sleep. Common issues include automatic repair loops triggered after installing software like VirtualBox, and intermittent freezes that lead to difficulty booting back up. Users report that cold restarts can expose hardware or driver problems not seen during shutdowns with fast boot enabled. Troubleshooting often involves checking for driver conflicts, hardware faults, and system restore points. The tag covers scenarios where a cold restart fails or behaves differently from other power states.
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Windows 8 virtualbox 4.2.6 install triggers autorepair at next cold boot
I have a strange behavior when I install virtualbox on my windows8 laptop: Cold boot (windows8 restart) will then fail, whereas shutdown (fast boot enabled) or suspend still work fine. Laptop is an HP G6 with an SSD installed with 64 bit windows 8. Prior to the virtualbox install all three...- phb
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- automatic repair boot issues cold boot cold restart drivers fast boot hp laptop hypervisor installation repair screen software conflict ssd system restore troubleshooting virtualbox windows 8
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Computer Freeze, no dump file & then difficulty booting back up. No event log, Please HELP!!
I have been having this problem pretty much since I built the computer (about 10 months ago). Have tried many software tweaks, re-installing drivers, and recently updated all drivers and no success. I have checked for faults in my hard drives and my ram but no faults. I have not yet resorted to...- ODay
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- boot issues bsod cold restart driver reinstall drivers dump files event log faults detection hardware check idle memory management performance issues ram ssd system crash system freeze troubleshooting tweaks
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)