Windows 10 experienced two failures over the past four months.
Windows 10 experienced two failures over the past four months.
Windows 10 has experienced two major failures in the past four months. The first occurred in September, causing the taskbar, start menu, and essential features to stop working entirely. Recently, it has started crashing during gameplay without a BSOD. Running Memtest showed no problems, but Malwarebytes detected nothing significant. The system now crashes when running other programs, making any task unpredictable—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. After nearly two years with Windows 7, it never reached an unusable state, though I understand the risks of frequent reinstallations. In short, Windows 10 has become highly unstable and is approaching a point where it’s nearly impossible to use. Should I consider reinstalling Windows 10 or reverting to Windows 7?
I would reinstall it. There have been no issues since the upgrade.
I believe the Fast Startup feature might be active on your Windows 10 system. This setting pauses active services instead of fully shutting down the computer. You can confirm its presence by reviewing Task Manager and noting that your machine remains running longer than usual. To disable it, navigate to the Control Panel, locate the "Power Options" section, and adjust the settings accordingly. The grayed-out checkboxes in Shutdown options should become available. Click the blue link labeled "Change settings that are currently unavailable" near the top, then uncheck "Turn on Fast Startup." Save your changes. This adjustment often improves shutdown speed and stability. A clean installation is advised, as my recent Windows 10 upgrade lasted roughly three months before encountering persistent crashes. It seems a corrupted older Windows 7 installation might have contributed to these problems. After a fresh install, simply format the drive and install Windows 10 normally. Avoid entering your key during setup to ensure automatic activation once connected online.