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  1. KENNETH LOPEZ1
    Kenneth Lopez1 Win User

    Computer keeps freezing and I cant shut down or restart without holding down the power...


    This has been happening since Monday, where in the middle of me doing anything on my pc, the screen freezes, and I cant do anything to restart or shut down without pressing the power button. Its happened 4 times, with the fourth instance happening last night. What's confusing is that there doesnt seem to be a pattern to these occurrences that would lead to a specific cause and seemingly happens at random times.The first occurrence occurred while I was playing Trainz Railroad Simulator, with a gargled noise proceeding it. After I had powered off the pc and turned it on, I got a blue screen erro

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    Kenneth Lopez1, Jan 26, 2025
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  2. EESHWAR KUMAR
    Eeshwar Kumar Win User

    Won't shut down or restart -- error X0X

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    To assist you better, I would like to ask what are the methods that you have tried to solve the issue.

    The issue might occur if the computer is not shut down properly. so, I suggest you to perform a power drain by follow the steps below and check if it helps.

    • Shut down the Computer.
    • Remove all power source (including battery if it is a laptop).
    • Press and hold the power button for 15-20 seconds.
    • Connect the power source and start the computer.
    • After the computer boots to the desktop, suggest you to install all the pending updates.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Jan 26, 2025
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  3. ILGOLDMAN
    ilgoldman Win User
    Random shut down and restart??

    Computer: Intel (R) Pentium (R) Dual cpu
    E220@2.406hz
    2.42 GHZ, 2.00 GB of RAM
    Windows xp

    Ever since I replaced the fan (with heat sink) the computer has randomly shut down and then restarted, at first during streaming, and now, will shut down and restart anytime. I tried to replace the graphics card to no avail. *Confused Computer keeps freezing and I cant shut down or restart without holding down the power... :confused:*Mad Computer keeps freezing and I cant shut down or restart without holding down the power... :mad:

    One suggestion was to replace the RAM.

    Any suggestions on how to repair my computer?
     
    ilgoldman, Jan 26, 2025
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  4. EESHWAR KUMAR
    Eeshwar Kumar Win User

    Computer keeps freezing and I cant shut down or restart without holding down the power...

    Computer not booting to desktop, stuck at Restarting screen

    Hi Fred,

    Thank you for posting in Community.

    The issue might occur if the system is not Shut down properly. As you have already tried restarting the system several times, I suggest you to perform a Power Drain by following the steps provided below and check if it helps.

    • Turn Off the computer and remove the power cable.
    • Long press the Power button for 15-20 seconds.
    • Plug in the power cable and switch on the computer.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Jan 26, 2025
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