force restart

Most users consider themselves well-versed in the shutdown and restart options Windows 11 provides, yet even seasoned power users might be surprised to learn that their PC harbors a secret, undocumented emergency shutdown feature—buried below layers of UI and only recently thrust into the...

When a Windows 11 PC freezes and refuses to respond to typical commands, users often feel they're out of options. This scenario is especially frustrating for those who rely on their devices for work, gaming, or daily communications, as even the most basic troubleshooting techniques—such as...

Most Windows users are familiar with the regular reboot process, but few are aware of a little-known "Emergency Restart" method embedded in Windows 11. Despite its longevity—sources trace its roots as far back as Windows XP—this option remains obscure even for experienced users. Its rediscovery...

I got this computer recently and I've been trying to play a couple of games on it and they have all crashed after some point of time. They run smoothly for the most part. Normally when this happens I get odd color bits on the screen and everything just freezes up. I have to force restart to get...

I had an MS Word 2007 file on my system. I had it opened for a couple days, and during this time, Windows decided to FORCE a restart of my system (beautiful idea to default to this behavior, btw), and while doing so completely lost (how?) my saved copy of the aforementioned file. This file is...

I installed Windows 8 Pro two nights ago, and I've been getting constant freezing. It happens anywhere from at log in, to 45min after log in, and requires a force restart of my computer. I've boiled it down to being a problem with DHCP. I did not have this problem at ALL with windows 7, and have...

- Running windows 7 home premium - latest windows 7 updates This problem has persisted for a week or two now, not sure why but my laptop started to have many problems. some extra information; - when my wireless signal for the wireless keyboard goes out (randomly), the usb port (usb...

Hello there. About 2 months ago, my computer has gotten some strange issues lately. When I'm just minding my own business, wither it'd be chatting with some buds on MSN or browsing Youtube, basically anything that I can possibly do internet wise, suddenly, from out of nowhere, the system lags...

Okay so for some unknown reason my Call of Duty 4 game crashes my pc and i have to force restart it. Prior to installing cod 4 i played some cod 2 which worked fine in single player and multiplayer without patches but when i installed the patch 1.3 (up to date patch) it would crash when playing...