Computer frustrations

Shutting down and restarting is usually one of a few things... CPU fan, Graphics Card Fan or Power Supply. Normally all related to over heating.

I'd rather all that happen than loose a hard drive... Which has happened a few times.

I'm religious about backing up as a result.

I just read an article that says Windows 10 will install automatic updates, with or without your permission.

We just purchased laptops (Windows 10) for my girls this Christmas because they're no longer homeschooling. One is taking classes at the state college and the other is doing online classes. My fear is that the one doing online classes will have an automatic update take place during a critical period, such as a test. So far her tests aren't timed, but what happens when they are?

My preferences are Apple products. I personally use an iMac and MacBook Pro, however, budget restraints don't allow this for everyone in the family. Nonetheless, Macs aren't perfect either. That being said, I can honestly claim I've had fewer problems with my Macs than with any Windows PC or laptop we've ever owned.

Nearly every Windows laptop we've ever owned experienced the 'blue screen of death'. It's a real phenomenon. You can google it! ;-) I'm smiling because I'd rather smile than cry.

DH's computer has had the blue screen of death a few times. Once it was an almighty error by McAfee that did it (to some US police force too which was how I found out about it a tech email). You can stop Windows 10 doing the auto updates. Do a google search and you should find a few ways how. Good luck!

John;2496680 wrote: Shutting down and restarting is usually one of a few things... CPU fan, Graphics Card Fan or Power Supply. Normally all related to over heating.

I'd rather all that happen than loose a hard drive... Which has happened a few times.

I'm religious about backing up as a result.

Totally agree about backing up! I am backed up in several locations as even the back ups fail sometimes.

Monitoring the heat was one of the things we tried and it wasn't that. All the fans seemed to be working. Glad I have a laptop that I can use for now but the desktop is a lot more powerful.

The PC has been collected so I can leave home on Monday to begin the journey to WDW without worrying about getting the neighbour to somehow deal with the collection company. Phew.

Maybe time to start packing?

magicofdisney;2496683 wrote: I just read an article that says Windows 10 will install automatic updates, with or without your permission.

We just purchased laptops (Windows 10) for my girls this Christmas because they're no longer homeschooling. One is taking classes at the state college and the other is doing online classes. My fear is that the one doing online classes will have an automatic update take place during a critical period, such as a test. So far her tests aren't timed, but what happens when they are?

My preferences are Apple products. I personally use an iMac and MacBook Pro, however, budget restraints don't allow this for everyone in the family. Nonetheless, Macs aren't perfect either. That being said, I can honestly claim I've had fewer problems with my Macs than with any Windows PC or laptop we've ever owned.

Nearly every Windows laptop we've ever owned experienced the 'blue screen of death'. It's a real phenomenon. You can google it! ;-) I'm smiling because I'd rather smile than cry.

Another vote for Apple here! Their OS and hardware (although not perfect) seems to be far more stable. Although not a computer, DS got an iPad for Christmas where the screen went bad in less than a month. Originally got it from Best Buy but took it to the Apple Store and they replaced it on the spot in under 15 minutes. Fabulous customer service!

As others have said the shutting off sounds like a overheating issue.

I had a Dell about 10 years ago that had a design flaw, and was not cooling properly. The CPU actually melted. Dell sent a replacement that fixed the design problem.

It could be a defect in the motherboard or power supply. Maybe they will replace the hardware and solve the issue.

I have rarely had any computer or windows issues but then my degree is computer science. A lot of computer issues are actually caused by malware these days. They often are running in the background and go astray causing a glitch which results in a blue screen or the computer crashing and shutting down. You can check for them and clean them up using Malwarebytes. You usually get them from unsavory websites or spam/phishing emails so be careful what you open. Another mistake people often make on windows computers is running under an account with administrator privileges, you should always run under a user account without administrator privileges.

1DisneyNut;2496702 wrote: It could be a defect in the motherboard or power supply. Maybe they will replace the hardware and solve the issue.

I have rarely had any computer or windows issues but then my degree is computer science. A lot of computer issues are actually caused by malware these days. They often are running in the background and go astray causing a glitch which results in a blue screen or the computer crashing and shutting down. You can check for them and clean them up using Malwarebytes. You usually get them from unsavory websites or spam/phishing emails so be careful what you open. Another mistake people often make on windows computers is running under an account with administrator privileges, you should always run under a user account without administrator privileges.

Yep, Mobo was where I would head right after trying a new power supply.

I'm now running on a Chromebook. I finally had enough of Windows 10 on my laptop. I was a tester for the original Chromebook, the Google Cr-48, but it's not as snappy with the recent versions of Chrome OS.

Motherboard or power supply is my guess, they just haven't wanted to admit it. After three times back with different issues I am thinking motherboard.

Hooray - they have replaced the motherboard!

Now to admit my ignorance - does that mean another reinstall of windows? I'm thinking not as motherboard is hardware and windows software but I figured you guys would know! :mickey:

No, windows is on the hard drive along with all your files so you should be good to go right out of the box.

I have a MacBook Pro. I had an issue once with not being able to access my account, passwords not working, and I called the Apple help line. I was alone in my hotel room, and topless. They asked to access my account to better help me out. After about five minutes, I panicked. Wait! They have access to my stuff! Suddenly I thought maybe they could see me through the camera and I covered it, and me, very quickly. Yes, they solved my problems. But maybe they got a show, too?