Question Random Freezes, only a full reset is effective
Question Random Freezes, only a full reset is effective
Over several months my computer has frequently stopped working suddenly, without clear reasons. Whether I'm using demanding games, light applications, or just a basic desktop with minimal tasks, it freezes completely at times. Sometimes it lasts days, other times only a few hours. When headphones are on, I notice a brief static and everything halts—audio and video. As mentioned earlier, the solution is a full system reset.
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Home, Version 10.0.26100
CPU: 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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As mentioned, the solution appears to be a hard reset. Besides restarting via the front panel rest button, what other steps have you attempted?
Whether playing demanding games, older less demanding titles, or just running minimal applications on your desktop, what are the game titles involved? Where did you obtain the installers for these games?
CPU: 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900KF @5300MHz
CPU cooler: DeepCool LT720 Liquid Cooler 360mm
Motherboard: NZXT N7 Z790 (BIOS V 14.03 - Updated this evening*)
Ram: CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64GB (4x16GB)
SSD/HDD: 1st - SAMSUNG 870 EVO 4TB 2.5 Inch SATA III (Running OS), 2nd Samsung 860 QVO 1TB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PSU: MSI MPG A1000G PCIE 5.1 & ATX 3.1
(Purchased May 2023)
Chassis: NZXT H7 Flow
OS: Windows 11 Microsoft Windows Version 24H2 (OS Build 26100.3194) Though I've had this issue since before updating to 24H2
Monitor: Display (1): Samsung LS24AG30x 27"
Display (2): Samsung LS27AG30x 24"
I didn't reset the CMOS after, did I? My temperatures stay consistently low to mid 40°C while idle and reach about 80°C during more demanding games on high settings. This is based on my basic software; I plan to run HWINFO and SFC in the morning as well. My CPU is overclocked to 5300MHz. Thanks to both of you for your assistance.
I've downloaded HWINFO, but I'm not sure what I'm dealing with or what I should be expecting. Please let me know if you need to adjust any settings. Regarding SFC, I've also run it. 'Windows Resource Protection did not detect any integrity violations.' I recall from a few weeks ago that SFC found and fixed corrupt files, but the freezing issue persists.
Recent alert in Admin Events indicates a freeze situation. Typically, I verify the event viewer for any new errors, though occasionally no issues appear for hours following the freeze.
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client
Date: 2/15/2025 11:12:16 AM
Event ID: 1014
Task Category: (1014)
Level: Warning
Keywords: (268435456)
User: NETWORK SERVICE
Machine: S142
Details: Name resolution for t-ring-fdv2.msedge.net failed after all DNS servers didn't respond. Client PID 16632.
Event XML:
<System><ProviderName="Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Client" Guid="..."/><EventID>1014</EventID></System>
Event Xml: ...
<Data Name="QueryName">t-ring-fdv2.msedge.net</Data>
<Data Name="AddressLength">128</Data>
<Data Name="Address">...</Data>
<Data Name="ClientPID">16632</Data>
Event Data:
<Data Name="param1">...</Data>
<Data Name="param2">...</Data>
<Data Name="param3">...</Data>
<Data Name="param4">...</Data>
<Data Name="param5">...</Data>
<Data Name="param6">...</Data>
<Data Name="param7">S142</Data>
<Data Name="param8">...</Data>
<Data Name="param9">LocalHost (Using LRPC)</Data>
</EventData>