Windows 8 Windows 8 hangs at times when restarting

[Baradeck]

Oh do tell me I'm on the right part of the forum even if I'm not. Once in a bit, I do get this thrilling problem while restarting - it simply hangs there and does nothing. Finally I have to hit the Power button to shut down which cannot be the best thing in the world to do.

Googling this in shows this to be a persistent & nasty thing - has anyone got a fix for it yet? I have put this into the command prompt - "bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes" ... as of today so am going to have to wait to see if this actually fixes it. But if anyone has got another fix or feels this is the way to go, please advise. Thanks!

 

[kemical]

I guess this is the problem when there are many events, if you could remember when the last freeze or hang was and then look what was in the event viewer for that time. It probably wouldn't say anything about an A drive but perhaps a usb error or I/O event?

 

[Baradeck]

I'll wait till there's another hang in restarting - but where does one go to look for the error - is it in the Windows Logs / Applications?
This is the big snag Kemical - it's when one such as myself is a novice at this stuff. I've used computers for years but when it comes to the mechanics, like I'm out in far left field somewhere!?!

 

[kemical]

Hi,

hopefully this screen shot will help some:

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[Baradeck]

Can barely see the picture but think I can make it out enough to make sense of it. Next time it hangs, I'll check it and let you know.

 

[kemical]

Did you try clicking on the image? It should enlarge..

 

[Baradeck]

Did indeed click on the image - enlarged but difficult to make out the words. But I think if this thing hangs again on the Restart, I should be able to follow it. The Pointers / Arrows are helpful in at least telling me where to go. I've rebooted this rig several times since last reported but it won't hang. What a disappointment!!!???

 

[kemical]

LOL.. Always the same when you 'want' it to happen.. Sod's law I guess...

 

[Baradeck]

In this case, I hope to remain disappointed - not having it to hang on the Restart.

 

[Amram]

Just as an update - I've not had a hanging on Restart for weeks now. I've even reinstalled Norton 360 and no more hanging on the reboot. Apparently either Windows 8 or Symantec did something for to make it work correctly!

 

[kemical]

Hey that's great! Thank you for updating your thread.

 

[Amram]

You're welcome I'm sure Kemical. Your help has been more than appreciated!!!

 

[Baij]

Issue - Window 8 Spinning or Hangs at startup or stuck at restarting or unable to install any application after some time.

Solution - Uninstalling the Trend micros office Scan Antivirus will solve the issue.

Regards, IIS