Windows 10: Kernel Power 41 Computer Reset

Hi All,


I'm running into some issues w/ Kernel Power 41 error and my computer turning off mid-game when playing Counter Strike. This hasn't occurred once in the normal operating of the PC outside of when I'm playing video games, and it's never happened previously when using my HDD on Windows 7.


So here's the timeline of events:
I recently updated from Windows 7 to Windows 10 about a week ago, and then shortly after that I got a Samsung 860 EVO SSD and cloned it from my existing HDD. When I play counter strike utilizing my newly cloned SSD as my new boot drive, the computer shuts down on it's own within ~30 minutes, it reboots normally and then shows Kernel 41 critical error in the Event Viewer. I initially thought this was more likely to be related to my newly installed Windows 10 rather than my new SSD, but I just booted Windows 10 through my HDD and played Counter Strike for a few hours without a single issue, so now I'm inclined to think it's the new SSD and not Windows 10. I cloned the SSD from my HDD using Samsung Data Migration and then just started booting off the SSD.


One other interesting quirk is that occasionally when I'm booting up my computer when it's using the new SSD as the boot drive, sometimes the computer will turn on, turn off about 2-4 seconds later, and then turn itself on again another 2-4 seconds later and it'll boot totally normally on this second attempt.


I've tried every step in this link and pretty much anything else I can find on Kernel 41 errors.

https://windowsreport.com/kernel-power-41-error-windows-10/


My computer is a bit old, but given it's been working totally fine until this new SSD was utilized it makes me think it's unlikely to be a hardware issue. Any tips/ideas would be greatly appreciated as I have no clue what to do at this point.


PSU: Antec Earwatts EA 750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge Quad Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)

HDD: Seagate BarraCuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache

SSD: Samsung 860 EVO SSD 500GB

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe LGA 1155 Intel Z68 6Gb/s

Ram: HyperX T1 Series 16GB 240-Pin DDR3

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Kernel-Power event id 41. BugcheckCode 0

Hello,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

In-order to get more clarity on this issue and to assist you with appropriate troubleshooting steps, reply with answers to the below questions:

1. Are you aware of any changes made on your PC, prior to this issue?
   
2. Is this issue specific while playing a particular game?
   
3. Which edition of Windows are you currently using?
   

A Kernel Power Event 41 can occur in the following scenarios.

Scenario 1: The computer restarts, and there is a Stop error BugcheckCode in the event data.

Scenario 2: The computer is shut down by pressing and holding the power button.

Scenario 3: The system randomly restarts and no Stop error BugcheckCode is listed, or the computer is completely unresponsive (hard hang).

I suggest you refer the article on Kernel
Power Event ID 41 and follow the steps for the scenario that is causing this error on your PC.

Additionally, you can refer the article on Windows
Kernel event ID 41 error "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first" in Windows
and check if that helps.

Regards,

Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Kernel 41 Power issue

Hello,

When the computer shuts down or restarts unexpectedly, the Kernel Power Event ID 41 error occurs. Upon starting a computer running Windows, the system checks whether the computer was properly shut down. If the computer was not properly turned off, a Kernel
Power Event 41 message is generated.

Regarding the error that you're getting, we suggest that you check the solution provided by

AndrewGeraci on this
link.



For more information regarding Windows Kernel power issue, kindly visit this
article.

Let us know how it turned out for you.

 

restart and kernel-power event

Hi,



The kernel power event ID 41 error occurs when the computer is shut down, or it restarts unexpectedly. When a computer that is running Windows starts, a check is performed to determine whether the computer was shut down cleanly. If the computer was not shut
down cleanly, a Kernel Power Event 41 message is generated.



Try this, see if it works for you:

• Go to "Settings"
• Select "System"
• Select "Power and Sleep"
• Select "Additional Power Settings"
• Select "Choose what the power buttons do"
• Select "Change settings currently available"
• Ensure that "Turn on fast start up" is deselected (unticked)
• Click on "Save Changes"

Restart your computer after performing the steps.



Let us know if the above steps resolved the issue.