Windows pc randomly rebooting

Question

Hi, my computer randomly reboots within 5-10 minutes of launching it most of the time. When it doesnt do that it has no problems at all and i can run it for as long as i like. It mostly happens when i try boot a game on steam or watch a youtube video, generally I dont think it hasnt crashed if i dont run anything so it might be related to that. Ive seen someone on here send a crash dump or files from a crash log, maybe that could help if you could show me what to send? Thanks

Answer 1

Hi, thank you for patiently waiting, as per checking and analyzing the DMP file you have, there is an error in nvlddmkm.sys, which is your Nvidia graphics card driver, for us to fix the issue kindly follow the steps below:

We need to run a Clean installation of the Nvidia driver, this is different from doing DDU or updating the driver as this will remove all entries and replace them with compatible ones, kindly follow the steps from the link below:

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

Additional note: If the issue persists, I suggest removing the GPU and placing it into another PCIe port available, however, if all fails, I suggest contacting a local technician to physically check the device for any hardware-related issues.

Answer 2

Hi Bernard, thanks for the quick reply!

Here is the link to a google drive folder with the minidump stuff in it:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FAUUta0I0RvTT1RqLV5d1QLxVb7Iu4Ii?usp=sharing

Thanks so much.

Answer 3

Hi Matt, thanks for reaching out. My name is Bernard a Windows fan like you. I'll be happy to help you out today, my timezone is UTC +8.

I understand the issue you have, nothing to worry I am here to help, and just to confirm can you still use the affected device? if so, we need to analyze the error, can you please check if you have minidump files on the PC so that we can further examine what is the root cause of the issue?

Press Windows key + E (To open File Explorer)

Click "This PC" > then follow the file path:

C:\Windows\Minidump

Copy the Minidump files and save them to another location like Desktop or Documents.

Then please upload it to Cloud storage like OneDrive or any cloud storage you are using and please share the shareable link here.

To upload and share the link using One Drive:

Go to this link: https://onedrive.live.com/ then upload the file.

Then provide the shareable link by following the steps from this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/shar...

Note: If you cannot see Minidump files, can you please check the System logs on the PC so that we can further examine what is the root cause of the issue?

To do this kindly follow the steps from this link:

https://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2017/12/how-to...

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

Then please upload it by following the steps from the link.

Let me know how it goes and I hope that helps.

Bernard