Well, Windows works fine with most hardware combinations but when system gets shutdown again and again then you are in a big trouble. Since your important data is unsaved or may be lost.
Automatic shutdown problem is a huge issue in windows 7 , 8, 10 or 11. First lets find our its root cause.
There are many reason behind this error, it's possible that you have an issue with your hardware like power code broken,damaged in power supply or overheating of CPU. These are hardware issues, Now lets discuss about software issues.
SOFTWARE REASONS.
Software issues are also cause of automatically shutdown of system, Since incompatible software can lead to this error.
Using outdated driver could be the reason of random shutdown , Since driver is the main components for running computer smoothly without generating any error.
Some users also face automatic shutdown issue while gaming. Games consumes more resources of system that is why we face this issue.
There are more reasons like incorrect sleep setting and fast startup settings.
METHOD 1. DISABLE SLEEP MODE
Sleep mode is great option when your system is used for long time, it is a great option to save your energy. Sleep mode is also good for your windows system when nobody uses it , Sleep mode provides system to use less resources and energy. If this option does not work properly you should disable this option.
1. Go to "Windows Search Bar" and type "Power And Sleep Setting" then click on this option.
2. Now you will see "Power and sleep" under this option you will find this option.
3 "On battery power, turn off after".
4. Choose "Never"
5.when plugged in, turn off after
6. Choose "Never"
7. On battery power, PC goes to sleep after.
8 . Choose "Never".
9. when plugged in, PC goes to sleep after
10. Choose "Never". Then exit and check the error.
METHOD 2. UPDATE YOUR DRIVER
Using latest drivers on windows 10 can solve many problems. Windows 10 can find suitable driver for you and if you are using dual GPU (integrated) , You need to update both drivers. So to perform this task you need to follow.
1. Go to "Windows Search Bar" and type "Device Manager".
2. Now find "Display Adapters" the "Right click " on your display driver and click on "Update" ,Now you need to choose "Search Automatically For Driver".
DOWNLOAD DRIVER FROM MANUFACTURER WEBSITE
1. Go to "Windows Search Bar" and type "Device Manager".
2. Now find "Display Adapters" the "Right click " on it and go to "Properties" Then "Details Tab".
In the Details tab, open "Hardware Id"and copy the first line to your clipboard.
Now, move on to Drivers tab and Uninstall driver.
Paste the first line and search.
You should see the exact name and details about the GPU you’re using.
Navigate to an official drivers provider site and download proper, latest drivers.
Install drivers and restart PC.
METHOD 3. DISABLE FAST STARTUP.
Microsoft introduced fast startup option to fasten up things for their users . But this feature
can affect the way you want to shutdown your computer or Laptop, the you should disable this option.
you can disable this easily.
1. Right-click "Start" and open "Power Options".
2. In Power Options settings window click on "Additional power settings".
3. Then Choose "what the powers buttons do" option in the left panel.
4. Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable" options.
5. Under "Shut down settings" remove the tick from Turn on fast startup (recommended).
Click OK to save the changes.
METHOD 4. CHECK FOR UPDATE.
Microsoft regularly releases security, patch and bugs update , So it it the best option for you to update your system. By updating your system you are able to install latest version and suitable driver for your windows automatically. You do not need to work harder for downloading correct drivers for your system because windows can provide best drivers for your system.
1. Go to "Windows Search Bar" and type "Check For Update" click on it.
2. If you see "Install Update" option , You need to click on it. You can also click on "Check For Update" So let this run until your system gets all updates.
After updating your windows you should get like this on update section "You Are Up To Date".
METHOD 5. CHECK YOUR CPU AND SYSTEM TEMPERATURE
I have seen many systems getting shutdown automatically due to overheat. If your CPU is overheating
this leads to automatic shutdowns of your computer.
Motherboard is designed to shutdown everything in order to prevent from fatal errors and damages to your CPU or System. If you observe that your system temperature is high you need to do some activities.
1. Check your Laptop or Computer fan , Make sure it is working and spinning properly. If not then you need to replace your FAN with new one.
2. Apply thermal paste on CPU.
3. Clean your CPU, Motherboard with blower and make sure no dust.
4. Change overclock setting to default.
If you are unable to do these by yourself , Then go to Hardware professionals.
METHOD 6. CHECK YOUR HARD DISK DRIVES.
HDD is not directly responsible for sudden shutdown of system but if hard disk is corrupted you may face many issues like slow startup , loading and not booting . But when system takes more time to resolve query in this case more load will be on your Motherboard, So HDD should be fine. It will be better to check your HDD status with this command.
1. Go to "Search Bar" and type "CMD" you will see "command prompt" right click on it and "Run as administrator"
2. Enter after typing this command "wmic diskdrive get status".
If you get your HDD status OK that means no issue with your hard drives but if you see any error hit next command for repairing your hard drive.
4. Run Command prompt as administrator and hit this command "chkdsk"
5. Let this run this will scan all your hard drive and repair corrupted one.
METHOD 7. RUN SFC & DISM COMMAND.
SFC stand for system file checker which scans windows all files and repairs corrupted files.
This is very good command for all file related issues on windows all versions.
1. Search for cmd, then right-click Command Prompt and "Run as administrator".
In the command prompt, write the command below and hit enter" sfc /scannow".
Allow for the completion of the command and restart your system.
DISM COMMAND.
Run CMD as administrator and type below command.
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth
Restart your computer once the DISM command has been performed.
CLOSING WORDS.
I am sure this will be helpful and your windows automatic shutdown issue will be resolved.You can also perform clean installation of windows . If nothing works you have to get your system repaired by professionals because there will be hardware problem.
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