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Laptop shuts down a few seconds after booting (not a power issue)
I recently received an old acer aspire 8920G laptop.
Processor: Intel centrino Core 2 Duo T8300 2 x 2.4GHz
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS - 512 MB
Memory: 4 GB DDR2
Display: 18.40 inch 16:9, ...
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How can I solve the critical error "Kernel Power EventID 41"?
My laptop started doing this recently
It does this sometimes when I wake it from sleep /standby. It just restarts.
And sometimes when I turn it on (from having it properly shut down the day before).
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How can I configure Windows 10 to shutdown AFTER a certain amount of time AFTER I close the lid?
I want to make it so after I close the lid:
First, the system goes to sleep
After 10 minutes, the system shuts down
Is this possible?
I saw this question, but it is for Windows 7 and I am asking for ...
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Windows forces update [duplicate]
I have disabled updates on win 10 by going to run ->services.msc -> windwos updates.
Now the trick is, unless you hibernate, shutting down and restarting deletes this setting, and windows update ...
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Laptop - is it safe when using force shutdown (deep shutdown)
My asus laptop (FA507RC) is facing the issue that battery drained even i did a completely shutdown.
I found a solution here: solution (hold power button after the laptop shutdown)
But i'm not sure ...
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Why did my Windows 10 PC shut down (automatically), saying that the battery is low when it showed 72% just seconds before?
Recently, at least twice, my Windows 10 PC shut down automatically, saying that the battery had drained. But it wasn't even a minute before I saw it when it was 72%. I opened a few apps, a heavy code ...
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Laptop goes to hibernation after 15 minutes of inactivity while plugged in
I have the a laptop, which is running on Windows 10 (22H2) (OS Build: 19045.2546) and I have been facing hibernation issue every 15-20 minutes when left idle, since today morning. This happens when ...
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ASUS N56VM-AB71 laptop suddenly shuts down on battery
Caveat: I know an ASUS N56VM-AB71 is a 10 year old laptop, and it was only mid-range in the first place, but aside from this issue it works remarkably well and I can still even play games on it (no ...
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Acer Swift 1 randomly shuts down when moved (Acer SF114-32)
I have an issue with an Acer Swift 1 laptop.
It sometimes switches off when moved. It can even turn off from touching the keyboard.
When powering back on, I must hold down the power button and ...
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Fans speeding up to max at regular intervals, leading to forced shutdowns
This is happening on a plugged in laptop, I know it's the fans because I have an SSD, at regular intervals the fan will go full throttle for like 15 seconds and then the system shuts down. I've ran ...
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How to troubleshoot random laptop poweroffs?
My Thinkpad x230 shuts off randomly. There's no shutdown sequence or any delay, just click, off. It can run for hours or days just fine, or do it several times in one day. It boots back up immediately ...
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ASUS TUF Gaming FX505dt doesn't reliably turn on
I'm facing some issues for a couple of weeks. Sometimes when I try to power on my laptop and press the power button the keyboard backlit turns on and the diplay also turns on but before showing ...
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Laptop shutting down instead of sleeping when idle (W10)
I'm asking a question because I tried all the methods I found on the Internet.
I'm trying to fix a problem on an Asus k551ln that shuts down instead of going to sleep when left idle. I tried many ...
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Dell latitude d630 not turning on?
The problem occurs yesterday when my laptop suddenly freeze then I shutdown it using power button but when try to turn on it does not.
I tried to hard boot but not working.
So i thinks to remove ...
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HP Probook 445 G7: Reduce battery drain while off
This is related to my other question here.
I've a new HP Probook 445 G7 bought in March 2022 which is sitting off most of the time. It's loosing about 10-15% of battery per week while off. I've heard ...
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Laptop automatically shut down at around 30%
I bought an Acer Swift SFX14-41G since 12/2021, which is pretty new laptop. The problem is it automatically shutdown at around 30%. After several times it shutdown like that, I have tried to calibrate ...
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Laptop shuts down shortly after boot up
I have an Acer Aspire laptop running Windows 10, and after boot up, it just turns off (as if the power was cut). This happens regardless of power supply (plugged in, battery in or out, power ...
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Did the driver try to secretly access my laptop?
My laptop (linux mint 20/ Ulyana) was in my car for about an hour around 7pm, but when I opened it, it was shutdown.
I know for a fact I didn't shut it down, it has 99 percent battery and the weather ...
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Laptop randomly powers off; this does not seem to be caused by any of the common causes
This started happening yesterday: My laptop will shut down at random. Immediately after shutting down, it becomes difficult to turn back on (i.e., it'll sometimes turn on for a second, then shut off ...
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Alienware 13 R3 - laptop shuts down without warning under heavy load ONLY when on battery
I've been an AW13R3 owner for almost 2 years, i bought a used model without warranty in order to have something to bring with me during job travels.
For a year or so the laptop has been performing ...
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HP G62 BIOS Shutting down for overheating with no actual overheating
I've got a HP G62 notebook that randomly shuts down blaming overheating.
Well, for me it's very unexpected because there's no heat in the carcass and the temperature measurings are all okay (40ºC ~ ...
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Asus laptop shuts down when starting the machine with no charger plugged in
However,if I unplugg it when the laptop is already running, then the laptop would not shut down and it will run normally.
But if I unplugg it while it's shut down and I turn it back on, the laptop ...
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Why is it takes so long to go hybernating after overheating
My laptop used to hybernate almost instantly after overheating.
But now it takes maybe few minutes now. The PC shows a black screen and runs few minutes then goes down. And it doesnt cools while ...
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Computer started shutting down on its own [duplicate]
Recently my windows 10 laptop started randomly shutting down on its own. It would be working fine, suddently screen off, and 2 seconds later shut down.
It doesnt seem very consistent and related to ...
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Windows 10 shuts down/powers off randomly in sleep mode for no reason
My Windows 10 laptop (a Dell Inspiron 5491 2n1) shuts down randomly during sleep. It does not hibernate, nor perform a clean shutdown, it (seems to) simply power off. This also deletes all saved work.
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How to fix an overheating laptop issue?
Whenever i try to export my video in HitFilm express my laptop shutdown automatically with a fan noise.
I bring it to a mechanic who change the thermal paste and add a cooling pad. I resett my pc and ...
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How can I shutdown another computer with a shutdown script on windows 10
okay so I own a pc and a laptop, I (remotely through SSH) use the laptop for some random tasks, but the laptop is somewhat far away from my desk so when I shutdown my pc I have to go walk to my laptop ...
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Is it safe to close my laptop after pressing Shut Down?
What actually happens when I close the laptop (lower the screen)?
I know that if it's just on the desktop normally, it will go to sleep. But what if it's already shutting down?
I guess it will ignore ...
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Does a laptop need to be regularly shut down?
I've recently bought a Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 14ARE05. Till date, I've always been a PC User. When I was deciding which laptop to purchase, a friend who has a MacBook claimed that he hasn't had to shut ...
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Laptop shuts down without warning when on battery irrespective of OS
I have an HP laptop with Ubuntu 18.04 and Windows 10 both installed in dual boot mode. When I'm working on the laptop with battery power, the laptop shuts down without any warning irrespective of the ...
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