Windows 10: PC randomly crashing while playing games

Hey I upgraded my old PC about a week ago practically replaced everything anyways and I've been experiencing random crashes while playing games. For some reason, it takes an hour or so to reboot when playing the witcher 3 and about 2 minutes when playing valorant, not sure if this helps. This is what I've done so far.Im not sure when this problem started occurring as the first time I thought it was a coincidence, but it COULD be after I tinkered a bit with the bios to get valorant to start working. Im not sure if the problems started after I did this but it could be a possibility, I think I

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PC crashes randomly when playing games.

Is this the SATA or M.2 design? If you have a secondary SSD/HDD then you should try to install a game there and see if it still crashes, to rule out the possibilities. Porbably important too to know if this just happened randomly or was this issue there when you first got the PC?

 

Xbox Play anywhere games

I uninstalled and re-installed the game. The freezing is still happening.

 

Xbox Play anywhere games

Hi David,

There are many possible reasons why Gears of War 4 randomly crashes when playing. One of which is having a corrupted game file. To help you resolve this concern, we suggest that you perform the troubleshooting steps below:

Step 1: Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps using the link below. This can help remove problems with an app from Windows Store.

Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps

Step 2: Check for updates for apps and games from Windows Store. To do this, you may refer to the link below:

Click here

Step 3: Reset the game from the Settings menu.

• Click Start and click Settings.
• Select System.
• Select Apps and features.
• Find the game and click Advanced options.
• Click Reset. You need to restart your computer to let the changes take effect.

Step 4: Try to uninstall and reinstall the game.

Kindly update us with the results, so that we can assist you further.