About this tag
The tag critical events on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about system crashes, freezes, and unexpected shutdowns logged in the Windows Event Viewer as critical or error events. Common themes include Windows 7 systems hanging without a BSOD, BSODs triggered by driver installations from Windows Update, and boot failures after freezing. Users often report networking-related critical events, AMD SATA controller issues, and problems with new SSDs. Troubleshooting steps involve checking system event logs, reliability reports, and mini dump files to identify the root cause, which may be driver conflicts, hardware incompatibility, or update-related problems.
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    Windows 7 Windows7 hangs after 10-30 minutes

    The system hangs after 10-30 minutes. No actual BSOD error - however, requires reboot. Cannot access task manager to view/kill tasks at that time. Most of the critical and error events in system event log appear to be networking related. Last 30 days of system log are attached. System is...
    • AsusUser
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    • asus bios critical events drivers error logs event log home network intel laptop network reboot service pack standalone workstation system hang system performance task manager troubleshooting windows 7 x64
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 64 bit BSOD: Possibly after Driver Installation from Windows Update!

    On 05/06 after installing (thru Windows Update) the AMD SATA Contoller , the AMD - Other hardware - Storage Controller - AMD SATA Contoller & IE 10 for Windows 7 for x64 based systems, the problems BSOD began. As Critical Evens (2) I got : Windows Stopped working & Shutdown Unexpectedly...
    • agmi
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    • amd bsod critical events driver installation drivers error error codes event log hardware issues minidump reliability sata controller shutdown issues sleep mode storage controllers system issues troubleshooting unattended windows 7 windows update
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Help Needed: Windows 7 Freezing and Boot Issues with New SSD

    I Don't know if this is a hardware problem or not but I hope you guys can help me solve this. Recently I re installed Windows 7 on a new SSD I bought(OCZ Vertex 3 120gb) and the problem I'm having is that sometimes everything freezes except the mouse, I can move it around but I can't click...
    • slayman
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    • ati graphics boot issues crash critical events error message event id freezes hardware installation intel kernel power logs ocz vertex 3 performance ram reboot ssd troubleshooting western digital windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support