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Windows 8.1 freezes on EVERY restart OR shut down
EDIT: I'm pretty sure it's the video driver's fault because:
save mode reboots/shuts down fine
with uninstalled drivers shuts down
fine.
The problem: AMD drivers from their website and drivers that ...
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Windows 7 stuck on shutting down
I have a toshiba laptop with windows 7 home edition. Over the past 2 or 3 weeks, the process of windows shutting down has become slower and slower. A couple of days ago, it stopped altogether. ...
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My mp3player freezes when I eject it
When I eject(or safely remove) or unplug my mp3player from the USB, the screen freezes and an "ok to disconnect" message remains on its screen. Then I have to reset my mp3player. However when I ...
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How to troubleshoot hang during reboot
My Ubuntu box recently started hanging during reboot. It occurs during the "shutdown" process - before the machine actually resets (bios screen flashing by?). I have to force a shutdown with the power ...
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Windows 7 Getting stuck on shutdown and not installing visual studio updates
I installed a couple of updates and now my computer won't shut down or install certain updates I thought it might just need some time so have left it while going to bed and it is still stuck on the ...
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Thinkpad Edge E535 freezing
I bought a new Thinkpad Edge E535. has 4GB of RAM and specs at the bottom of the post. It freezes randomly in Windows Explorer and sometimes it has problems shutting down. When I shut down the screen ...
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Windows 8 freezes on shutdown/reboot
I have upgraded my Windows 7 machine to Windows 8.
But whenever I shut down/reboot my PC, the display turns off immediately but the status indicators (HDD, power etc.) are still on. It won't turn off ...
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Computer not shutting down [duplicate]
I have Microsoft Windows 7 Professional installed on my laptop (HP Pavilion G4 Notebook PC).
Since a couple of weeks my laptop is not shutting down properly. When I click on the shut down button the ...
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Why does Windows XP freeze sometimes when shutting down?
When shutting my PC down, by going to Start->Turn Off Computer, then clicking Turn Off, I am taken to a "Windows is shutting down screen...". However, I often find that my PC "freezes" at this time ...
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Computer slows down, freezes, and then crashes
My computer, which I built myself in February, is having some difficulties. When I work it too hard, everything onscreen freezes, and I can't use my mouse, my keyboard, my touchscreen, speech ...
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ThinkPad Edge 14 hangs during shutdown - what could cause this?
When I try to shut down, it goes to the "Shutting down" page and just simply stays there forever until I force a shut down holding the power button. Then at restart I have to choose to start normal (...
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why does “program not responding” freeze shut down on one machine but not on another? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
why does “program not responding” freeze shut down on one machine but not on another?
I often get "program not responding" issue on my Windows XP Pro machines ...
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why does "program not responding" freeze shut down on one machine but not on another?
I often get "program not responding" issue on my Windows XP Pro machines during shut down. However, one machine just ignores it and shuts down. But the other essentially freezes until I manually say "...
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What update was released to Windows XP SP3 this week that would take 15 minutes to install?
I've been very happy with my Windows XP SP3 box, but right now it is shutting down, and has been for 15 minutes, pausing while "Installing update 1 of 1..", this then changes to "Do not turn off or ...
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