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Windows 10 freezing during low CPU loads

Anonymous
2019-05-29T20:47:16+00:00

Hello,

I've had a freezing problem ever since I built this computerseveral months ago. The freezes only occur during low cpu usage, such as sitting idle or browsing the web. They do not occur at regular intervals — I've had freezes after letting the mouse sit for a second, and no freezes even after leaving the computer idle for several hours.

Things I've tried to resolve this:

I've checked the Event Viewer for more details but I'm not sure what to look for. Any advice on how to proceed is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-11T10:23:18+00:00

    To any one digging this post up, I found a tentative fix in perpetually running a low-setting CPU test (1 thread 8 mb). Not ideal but better than subjecting my system to frequent hard resets.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-05-29T21:22:52+00:00

    I recommend you check these methods to repair any Windows problem.

    Press the Start key and type the word CMD, right click on the command prompt and select Run as administrator, enter the following commands one by one followed by the Enter key:

    •- DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

    •- DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    •- DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

    •- sfc /scannow

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/947821...

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-05-29T23:03:36+00:00

    It appears no problems were found.

    CBS.log

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-05-29T20:52:31+00:00

    Hi, Jelly145

    My name is Smith and I am an Independent Advisor. I would be happy to help you today.

    I would recommend you to check your RAM

    Using these steps requires you to restart your computer, so make sure to save any files you may have open and close any running applications before proceeding. Here goes:

    1.- Open Control Panel.

    2.- Click on System and Security.

    3.- Click on Administrative Tools.

    4.- Double-click the Windows Memory Diagnostic shortcut. Quick tip: Alternatively, you can also use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut, type mdsched.exe, and click OK to launch the tool.

    5.- Click the Restart now and check problems option. (The tool also offers an option to schedule a test in the next reboot, if you can't afford to close your applications and restart immediately.)

    Once your computer reboots, it will start in the Windows Memory Diagnostics environment, and the tests will kick in the Standard mode right away. In this mode, the tool will run all the scans available in the Basic mode, in addition to LRAND, Stride6 (cache enabled), CHCKR3, WMATS+, and WINVC tests.

    You can simply let the Standard mode test your computer's memory, or you can also press the F1 key at any time to open the Windows Memory Diagnostic page to change the scan options.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-05-29T21:11:52+00:00

    Thank you for the quick reply Smith.

    The memory test found no issues:

    What's next?

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