Crashing Programs (Win 7)
Crashing Programs (Win 7)
I was playing War Thunder. The game crashed. Warthunder wouldn’t shut down. Task manager failed to terminate warthunder. Cmd.exe couldn’t end it either. I held the power button (so Firefox could reopen my tabs). The machine powered off. I restarted it. It scanned 34MB of storage and froze afterward. I performed a hard reset again. After that, it waited five minutes before starting Windows properly. Once it booted, Firefox restored some random tabs from last month. I ran the War Thunder uninstaller—it launched the launcher but both crashed. I opened Task Manager to stop them, but it failed then crashed. Yesterday the power button froze and ended a process.
It seems Windows might be in trouble. A fresh start would be wise, and switching to a different version could help.
I refuse this choice completely! I spent ten months on it, but those were terrible six weeks. I’ll stick with XP, Linux, or even Windows 98 before I ever consider 10! Ten is a slow, clunky upgrade that uses double the space it should, even after removing unnecessary stuff. I don’t want Cortana or Edge interfering—I need an OS that respects privacy, doesn’t hog disk space for useless features, won’t force broken updates, and just lets me run what I need. That’s all I’m after.
Probably best to just do a fresh install. Best bet, if you have a spare computer, build a generic VM and build an image within it and have all updates installed. Capture the image and apply it to the computer having the issue. Keep the image as back up in case a similar issue shows up again. Saves a whole lot of time instead of waiting for the updates to download and install on a fresh install. Though, if you using W7, some updates have the telemetry. So, staying on W7 does not keep you away from that issue. Unless you want to take the painful time to double check through every update.
When considering a reinstallation of Windows 7, make sure you manually download and install the necessary updates—KB3065987, IE11 Standalone, and .Net 4.5.2—before checking for any updates yourself. These updates depend on SP1, so ensure your system includes it or install SP1 first. Skipping this step may lead to prolonged searches for updates, potentially taking several hours or even a full weekend. It’s also wise to verify your hard disk and RAM status, as the issues you’re facing could signal data corruption or write failures. Reinstalling might help prevent further complications if that’s the root cause.
I could skip the updates... (I understand it's dangerous, but I've been doing that for a while.)