About this tag
The tag 'random' on WindowsForum.com covers unpredictable system issues such as random BSODs, mouse freezes, and unresponsiveness. Common themes include intermittent blue screen errors occurring without a clear pattern, often linked to hardware, drivers, or recent updates. Users report crashes during varied activities like gaming, video streaming, or idle use. Troubleshooting steps mentioned include running hardware diagnostics, checking minidump files, and disabling Bluetooth to isolate causes. The tag also appears in a discussion about Microsoft Solitaire's random game generation and solvability. Overall, the content focuses on diagnosing and resolving sporadic Windows problems that lack a consistent trigger.
  1. Nomad of Norad

    Windows 10 Random BSODs since December 2020

    I have been getting BSODs since at least December of last year. They'll just suddenly show up out of the blue when I'm in the middle of something. Sometimes it is a few days between bluescreens, occasionally its a few hours between bluescreens. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for...
    • Nomad of Norad
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    • analysis audio issues bsod community support daz studio discord error message help request live feed performance problem event random second life system crash troubleshooting update upload video playback windows 10 zip files
    • Replies: 37
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  2. Samuel Steger

    Windows 10 Mouse stops working randomly

    Hello, Since 2 weeks i have the issue that my mouse stops working randomly and just a restart fixes the problem. I tried to uninstall all updates exept the ones i couldnt uninstall but it still didnt work. I tried 4 mouses and everytimes the same issue. Please help me Thanks
  3. poshwan

    Windows 10 Identifying the Cause of Unexpected Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Issues

    Wondering what the cause of this was? Thanks in advance.
  4. P

    Microsoft solitaire question

    Both Klondike and Freecell now have choices of levels to play at, such as Master and Random. It specifically notes that some Random choices will be impossible to solve. Does this imply that other categories' games are always solvable? I've had some really bad setups in Klondike which appear...
    • PaulSp
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    • categories community discussion freecell gameplay games hints impossibility klondike level master microsoft puzzle questions random setup solitaire strategy tips variation
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Software
  5. Beanholio

    Windows 10 Multiple Random BSODs (Post OS Reinstall)

    Hello, I purchased a new computer back in December and began to have intermittent BSOD errors ~6-8 weeks later (probably around 8-9 crashes in a 3 day period). Assuming a potential hardware issue, I loaded up a USB drive with Ultimate Boot CD and ran hardware diagnostics overnight. No issues...
  6. TheApoc

    Windows 7 BSOD with toshiba Laptop

    I have been using this laptop for more than 6 years now and only recently I started having this problem where the laptop just crashes randomly and I get error message below Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48 Locale ID: 1033...
  7. G

    Windows 10 Laptop gets unresponsive randomly when using a bluetooth speaker

    Hello there, I'm using a Windows 10 laptop (Asus R510V) that I bought about 2 or 3 months ago. Everything was working fine, but a couple of weeks ago, Windows started to get unresponsive randomly when using a new bluetooth speaker I got for Christmas. Every time it happens, the programs start...
    • ghosted
    • Thread
    • asus bluetooth bugs christmas connectivity devices help issues laptop linux performance power button random settings speakers support troubleshooting unresponsive update windows 10
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  8. W

    Windows 10 BSOD Help Needed WestCost

    Daily BSOD recently. Used Powershell instructions. Does not seem specific to any one event or application. File created and attached. Ian Britten Perth, Western Australia
    • WestCoast
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    • application issues bsod daily file attachment help ian britten powershell random system issues troubleshooting western australia windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  9. CRooY3

    Windows 10 Windows 10 freezes randomly

    A couple days ago I installed a fresh Windows 10. Win10 Pro, latest version download from official Microsoft's web pages. After installation, I have updated the system with latest Windows updates. The system is fully up-to-date. But, computer freezes randomly and I can't do anything except...
    • CRooY3
    • Thread
    • amd athlon cod4 configuration diagnostics fifa 18 freezes gaming hdd lan cable motherboard network issues origin power supply radeon ram random update usb adapter windows 10
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  10. blksith0

    Windows 10 How to troubleshoot laptop crashing

    My guess is hardware, but what I notice is that the machine will stutter -> hang -> then totally crash. The system is still "on" but I must do a hard-power-off in order to turn it on again. Sometimes after crashing it will hang and crash during the whole POST/BIOS startup section as well...
    • blksith0
    • Thread
    • bios cpu crash error hanging hardware laptop lenovo performance post power off random specs stuttering support system troubleshooting video w510
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. J

    Windows 7 BSOD Reference by Pointer!

    Hey I have started getting this the last few weeks there doesn't seem to be any triggers it just randomly happens regardless if I'm idle browsing or anything. Any help would be much appreciated thanks!
  12. TomFoster

    Windows 10 Random BSODs- no obvious cause

    I am looking for some help. I keep having random BSODs with no real warning- they can occur at any time and there doesn't appear to be any particular trigger. I have a few .dmp files and have tried to look through them but don't really seem to have gotten anywhere... I've tried updating drivers...
    • TomFoster
    • Thread
    • bsod ccleaner crash disk issues drivers dump files error hardware help malware memory test performance random software support technical troubleshooting update windows
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  13. Y

    Windows 10 Laptop Frequent BSOD

    Guys my laptop had bsods with the stop code 0x000001d3. The crashes are fairly random and I have reset and installed windows, but the crashes still keep coming. Here is the .dmp file that was given using the windows diagnostic tool. Please help me.
    • Yola84
    • Thread
    • bsod community crash diagnostics dump files error feedback help laptop performance random reset pc stop code support system issues technical issues troubleshooting windows 10 windows installation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
  14. Abhay Bhatt

    Windows 10 My picture associated with my account, not showing alongside the account folder icon.

    I had my one picture associated with my windows account. That picture used to show on the folder icon for my account(ABHAY). Now its not showing, and only showing some random person figure!(see image below). Link Removed The above is not a shortcut to my account folder, but I have posted this...
    • Abhay Bhatt
    • Thread
    • access c drive customization display download folders help icons image photos random settings support troubleshooting update user folder users windows
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  15. Aladin

    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Recurrent BSOD Issues on Windows 7: Diagnostic Details Included

    Hi. My Windows 7 has been having recurrent BSOD at random times, And I would like you Guys to take a look at the problem. Below are everything W7F Diagnostic Tool managed to grab, along side CPU-Z tabs Screenshots as well as RAMMon report.
  16. S

    Windows 7 Windows 7 BSOD

    Hello, i have a bsod and it happens on random time. here is the minidump. can anyone help? Thank you
  17. Darren1417

    VIDEO Computer randomly freezes and making loud noises

    I have a custom build desktop and on and off for over a year this has been happening: Computer will completely randomly freeze, normally when playing a video (youtube right monitor) before i start yelling, you can slightly here just hissing and ****ed up noises. Sometimes louder or different...
    • Darren1417
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    • community computer custom build diagnostics freezes gaming graphics card hardware issues heatsink motherboard noise operating system power supply random rma ssd tech support troubleshooting youtube video
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  18. P

    Windows Vista Vista PC keeps getting BSOD

    My PC keeps crashing, it happens seemingly at random. Only time I know its been happening over and over again is when I shutdown, my pc goes to the "Shutting down..." screen and then bluescreens. This has only been happening like maybe a month? Im gonna attach my minidumps to this
  19. News

    WMI service crashes randomly in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012

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    • News
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    • 2012 2012 r2 crash error microsoft random services support windows server wmi
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
  20. Zalthoria

    Windows 10 Frequent BSOD Issues Related to Memory Management on Windows 10 PC

    Hi Guys, Hope u guys can shed some light on my issue For reference: OS: Win10 x64 pro Mobo: MSI z97 Gaming r5 graphics card: MSI GTXX970 twin frozr V Memory sticks: 2x 8GB Corsair vengence power supply: corsair rm750 OS is sitting on Samsung evo 850 Issue: My PC is BSODing alot recently. and...
    • Zalthoria
    • Thread
    • bsod corsair crash drivers error gaming graphics hardware management memory msi page fault pc build performance random samsung support testing troubleshooting windows 10
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)