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Tagged with power-supply windows-10
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Power consumption in Windows 10 and Linux
How does Windows 10 compute the percentages of power used by various applications and hardware devices without any external power measurement device?
It's a fascinating problem to be able to ...
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Windows 10 machine rebooting intermittently
My windows 10 machine is starting to frequently crash. No BSOD, just power off and it starts back up. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to it... I can be working the box gaming or something and ...
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Computer won't fully shut down
I built a gaming PC last summer and recently upgraded my processor. Since upgrading, when I shut off my PC the OS seems to properly shut down and my displays lose signal. However, my PC appears to ...
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PC turning off intermittently
Current Specs:
Motherboard: Maximus VII Hero (Socket 1150)
Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K
Ram: 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3-1599
Video: EVGA GTX 1070
PSU: EVGA 750 G3
SSD: ...
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Windows 10 PC reboots randomly with NO BSOD (New hardware)
EDIT/TLDR: See my answer below: https://superuser.com/a/1281893/855012
I have a brand new build that has a random problem that happens typically once or twice daily, but it runs great the remainder ...
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Computer shutting down by itself
My computer is shutting down by itself, and i don't know what is causing the problem. Here is my case:
Before
Last sunday there it was a storm and we had a power shortage, when the computer was on. ...
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Windows 10 Froze At Automatic Repair At Boot
Okay so this has had me scratching my head all day. My power supply literally went out with a bang (make a pop like a firecracker before shutting down) and I had it replaced with a bigger and better ...
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GPU no signal output, installing driver (on integrated card) causes system freeze
I recently decided to build a budget PC, I bought the following parts:
MOBO: Gigabyte Z170-HD3P
CPU: Intel I3-6100
GPU: Asus R9 280x
PSU: Cougar RS750 v3, 750W
RAM: HyperX 4GB DDR4
I've ...
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PC will not turn on sometimes just Green light will be ON
I have a weird problem in my desktop. I have been using it for more than one year. Problem occurs from last week.
Sometimes when I try to turn on my pc when I press the ON button just the green ...
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Win10 Machine Freezing with Sound Oscillation
Update: MOBO was the Culprit. I RMA'd and the replacement did not work either (same issue) then I got a refund from NewEgg and purchased an MSI board. This MOBO has has no issues.
I have these ...
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Don't power USB when sleeping
There are a lot of articles on how to keep a USB device powered when sleeping, but I want to do the opposite: power down a USB hub when putting my laptop to sleep. (The USB hub has a really bright ...
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HP Laptop not charging when working, doesn't start without battery - Windows 10
I have a HP laptop and yesterday I accidentally hit the laptop on the table. It was fine but when I charged it, it didn't charge at all. When it had 60% remains, the charging indicator showed white- ...
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My battery stops charging randomly and then loses power
I have a Lenovo E540 running Windows 10 x64. For quite a while now, I've been having problems with how the battery charges.
When I plug it in, it will always start charging - maybe for only 30 ...
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Nvidia Gtx 960 blackscreen and loud noise, code 43:windows has stopped this device because it has reported prob
Nvidia gtx690 blackscreen and loud noise(sometimes). code 43:windows has stopped this device because it has reported problem.
Currently i am using windows 10.
I tried many methods. Including unplug ...
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Computer boots when I switch off the lights
I have more details regarding My computer boots up during the night. I got a used halogen lamp with a transformer and can reliably reproduce the following:
Computer and lamp are running
I shut down ...
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Is there a way to "hack" the power options in Windows 10, e.g. change from to 100% instead of 60?
In this link is said
There is nothing that a user needs to do manually, to maximize battery health on these batteries. For this reason, we don't provide any utility to manually manage battery ...
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How can I make my laptop hibernate/sleep when the charger is removed?
My laptop doesn't have battery. I'm using it with direct power supply. So the problem is that whenever the electricity goes off or when the charger is unplugged, my laptop shuts down and my work is ...
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Power supply issue? Or something else (PC turns off)
I build a PC about a year ago and I recently put a new graphics card in it (but I don't think that matters). It runs Windows 10.
The symptoms are the following:
If I leave the computer on for a ...
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Windows hangs on spinning dots
I did the most stupid move ever. I downloaded an Intel auto-detect-and-update tool from their website and ever since whenever I start windows with my 960GTX, It hangs on the spinning dots.
I swapped ...
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Computer stuck on bootloop
So i've had my computer for about 7 - 12 months now and its been working perfectly fine i have an i7, asus Maximus vii, 890w power supply sad, hard drive and gtx 780.
Now the other day i was doing ...
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Sudden computer restarts(already replaced PSU)
So, this computer problem has been driving me crazy for the last year or so: every so often while gaming(if I game intensely for ~10 hours it happens once or twice), usually on the parts that seem ...
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Understanding Meaning of Power Indicator Blinks for Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 Motherboard
I've bought a new desktop computer few days ago. It has the following hardware specification:
Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 motherboard
Intel Core i-5 4460 Processor
8 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB Hard disk
Windows 10 Pro ...
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Why is the battery dead inspite of the full charge the previous day?
My laptop is 9 months old. In which I sparsely use the battery of the laptop as I am connected to the power outlet most of the time. This problem has started since 4 days. As per this post my system ...
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