freezing

  1. Windows 7 Computer freezing every few seconds/minutes

    I have the problem where my PC is stalling repeatedly at random. I was running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit before, but I formatted and reinstalled Windows today. I have run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware full scans on both my C: Drive and my D: drives after I reinstalled Windows, where I backed up...
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    Windows 7 Laptop Crashes Upon Login: Issues with Skype and Safe Mode

    My laptop crashes every time i log in after like 5 minutes, like every time so i can only access safe mode which disables me to open the RAMmon. Before, the crash was like only when i log into windows and it freezes on skype start up.. ( I can prevent the crash by closing the skype app) that...
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    Windows 7 Need help for Daily BSOD Crashes

    Hi, Ive been having daily BSOD crashes or windows totally freezing up on me where the only thing i can do is press the reset button. This usually happens about 3 times a day from the first time i switch on the computer before the problem goes away.... for the day. I have attached the required...
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    Windows 7 my hl2.exe isn't working.

    Hello everyone! I'm actually in a need of help. I'm not sure if I'm in the right section, but my hl2.exe has stopped working. Everytime I start a game that uses that engine such as Counter Strike Source, Garry's Mod, Team Fortress 2, etc. It works when I start the game up, but the moment I click...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting AppHang81 Error on IE10 in Windows 7: Causes and Solutions

    i'm getting a frozen window on IE10 (Windows 7 64-bit) with error, AppHang81, on certain webpages. any idea why this started happening? thanks.
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    Windows 8 Video not smooth, choppy

    Hallo, Recently I noticed(I don`t know for how long it was already there but not since I got the PC) that all kinds of video/graphics go not smooth at times. I noticed it in a.o. youtube, vlc and videogames. Since this happened in more than one program I think it is something general. Btw. with...
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    Windows 7 Can't get past "Starting Windows" screen.

    I have finished putting together a computer today and all I needed to do was install windows 7, however it keeps freezing at the "starting windows" screen before the microsoft logo appears. I have literally tried everything to fix it but nothing works so I've come here in hope of some help.
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    Windows 7 Computer Stuck on 'Shutting Down' After Moving: Troubleshooting Needed

    I recently moved, and when I hooked my computer up at my new place it won't shut down for some reason. I've never had this problem before. When I go to shut it down, or simply restart it, it goes through the process, but when it gets to the screen saying "shutting down windows" the little...
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    Windows 8 Media Center stutters & freezes

    Just installed Win8 Pro and bought the Media Center add on. I run an i7-3770k, 16Gb ram, GTX 780 3Gb video card and have 2 25" monitors. Now when I play a game on display 1 and have Media Center running Live TV on display 2, Media Center stutters, freezes. As soon as I close the game on...
  10. Windows 7 A few BSOD's over the last week or so.

    So, I've been having some weird BSOD's. The reason why they're weird is I don't actually see the blue screen, it just freezes for a few seconds, turns off and turns back on. I assumed it was overheating, but it appears to be not. I've come here because I'm completely clueless as to what's...
  11. Windows 7 Should I Upgrade RAM with Non-QVL Corsair Kits for My Motherboard?

    I'm thinking about getting some new RAM, not because I usually don't have enough, but occasionally for reasons unknown to me, RAM usage will spike and cause the system to freeze. It doesn't even have to hit 100%, because when it exceeds 80% it may freeze or at least cause things to become...
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    Windows 7 I dont know what is wrong -freezing locking up and restarting

    I have searched the web for different answers onthis. It looks like on most of the post people posted issues and logs specificto them. So I do apologize if this is reposted. I am currently trying to work on my grandma'scomputer. She said she recently had a virus and had someone come out and...
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    Windows 7 Flickering white lines and than crash

    Hi, I'm having problems with my Samsung RV518 notebook running Windows 7. Problem: When the Nvidia's graphic card driver is installed/enabled flickering horizontal white lines occur on top of icons, scrollbars and taskbar as soon as I login to windows. Some white lines persist even on the...
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    Windows 7 BSOD and problems while playing games.

    Hey there i am new to your community. Let me introduce you my computer specs: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @2.40GHz Ram 4gb windows 7 x64 Nvidia GTS250 * that's all i know about my computer ^^ So i got some BSOD while playing games and especially dota2, lol etc. Also before bsod my games are...
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    Windows 7 Laptop freezes often, when using Adobe products, at startup, etc.

    Hi everyone! I'm new here, and I'm also relatively new to computer nitty-gritties. However I've been facing this problem for quite some time and it's gotten worse recently so I've decided to seek help here! For a few months, my Asus U36JC laptop has been freezing quite often (70% of the time?)...
  16. Windows 7 Windows not responding

    My computer often freezes and becomes unresponsive. I can move the mouse and the UI is responsive to varying degrees, but even if anything loads, it takes ages. I usually have to resort to forced shutdown. I do not think it is a hardware issue, since Linux runs flawlessly. I checked the event...
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    Windows 7 All of a sudden, constant BSODs

    This week I have started getting BSODs. As of yet I am unable to explain the cause, or reproduce them on demand. They simply seem to happen between 30m and 2 hours of booting my computer. At first I thought they were related to Eve Online, but I soon noticed they occur even when that program...
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    Windows 7 Help needed! Computer constantly freezing! Please help.

    Hello everyone, total newbie when it comes to this stuff, but I desperately need to resolve why our computer keeps freezing frequently. I hope you can help. This is a relatively new computer (just a few months in operation) I have two separate profiles (besides "user" and "guest" which rarely...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Facebook Freezes and Browser Issues on Windows 7 Home Premium

    Let me first say that I am not an IT person so any help would be appreciated but please keep it basic. I run Windows 7 Home Premium and when I go to Facebook on one of two links that are in my favorites or on the favorites bar the computer locks and freezes. It then sorts itself out after about...
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    Windows 7 Unexpected Cursor Freezing While Typing: Seeking Causes and Solutions

    Lately, on occasion, I'll be typing and will move the cursor to a new line. I'll just type a sentence or two, look up, and the line is blank. Cursor is absent for a few seconds, then appears and all is fine. (due to disability, I can no longer type 80 wpm without looking at the keyboard. I...