Is your Windows computer restarting randomly?
This is a very annoying issue but luckily it is also very easy to solve. In this post, we’ve listed 4 solutions to this problem.
Solution 1 – Disable automatically restart feature
Here are the steps to follow.
- In the Start Search box type My Computer
- Right-click on your PC’s name and then click Properties
- In the System Window, click Advanced system settings in the left pane. Next in the System Properties box, click the Advanced tab and then click the Settings button in the Startup and Recovery box
- Unselect Automatically Restart and then click the OK button
- Now check if the issue is fixed
Solution 2 – Tweak advanced power settings
Here are the steps to follow.
- In the Start Search box, type Power Options
- Click Edit power plan
- Next in the Edit Plan Settings, click Change advanced power settings
- Now in the Balanced section, you need to expand Processor power management and then Minimum processor state. Set the latter to 5% or 2% or even 0%.
- Click the Apply button and then the OK button
- Check if the issue is fixed
Solution 3 – Update the graphic card
This issue often occurs due to corrupt, old, or incorrect graphic card drivers. To solve the issue, you’d need the to update to the latest driver.
How can I update to the latest Drivers?
There are two ways to do this: update the driver manually or use a driver update tool. We recommend the latter, but have listed the steps for both ways, so you can decide for yourself which one you’d like to use.
Update Driver Manually
Here are the steps you need to perform to update graphic card driver manually.
- Press Windows logo key + R together to bring up the Run command
- In Run command, type devmgmt.msc and click OK
- In the Device Manager, go to Display Adapters and expand it
- Note your graphics card and then go the graphic card manufacturer’s website. Locate and download the latest driver for your graphics card. Make sure the driver you download is compatible with your version of Windows.
- Next save the driver file in a suitable location, such as your desktop
- Now again open Device Manager, expand Display Adapters, right-click the graphics card and then click Update Driver
- In the next window, select Browse my computer for driver software.
- Click the Browse button, navigate to the location where you have saved the driver file, andselect it.
- Click the Next button and follow onscreen instructions
- Restart your computer
Update Driver Automatically
Automatic driver update tools offer many benefits, the most important ones being:
- You can update device drivers automatically
- The software scans and updates all outdated or missing drivers at one go
- The tool picks the right drivers for your device and operating system, so you won’t have to worry about installing an incorrect driver by mistake
- Automatic driver updates are 100% safe
Driver Updater is one of the best driver update tools out there. Outbyte Driver Updater will give you access to a database of over 1 million drivers. It will regularly scan your PC, suggesting new driver versions to install. Driver Updater contains drivers for a variety of Windows devices. With just one click, you can update drivers in your system.
Step 1
Click here to Install and launch the app
Step 2
Scan all devices
Step 3
Install or update drivers automatically
Solution 4 – Check Power Issue
Some users have said that in their cases power issue caused the PC to reboot randomly. If none of the above solutions have worked for you, it might be worth the trouble to try replacing power cables or even power supply unit to check if that makes a difference.
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