Windows 10: PC restarts only when playing 2 specific games, after upgrading hardware

Hi,Thanks in advance for attempting to help me. I tried my best to figure this out on my own, and since I cannot, I have tried to give as much detail as possible.I had upgraded my hardware back in around April-May. It was not due to this issue or anything else, I just wanted to upgrade since I haven't done a whole lot since originally building it in around 2014. I changed the motherboard, the cpu, the tower, and ram.As the title suggests, my pc runs fine with the exception to only a few games, which cause my pc to restart when I try to launch the games.My PC runs fine with every other game, an

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Administrator privileges vs unable to play PC games

Billion,

I have tried following the steps to resolve the issue; but, after opening properties, there is not a Security Tab featured. The only available Tabs are General, Hardware, Sharing, Customize & Recording.

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  What is the make and model of the computer? HP ENVY700
  
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  Which game are you trying to play? Sid Meier's Civilization IV
  
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  Is the issue is specific to a particular game? No
  

 

PC hangs when playing games and plays boken game audio in the background.

Hi Merskyl,



Thank you for replying back with the status of the issue.



Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Does the issue persist only when playing games?
• Do you face similar issues when you play videos using a video player?

Method 1: I suggest you to run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Type Troubleshooting in the search box next to
  Start button and select the top most search result.
• Click on View all from left side panel of the screen.
• Select Hardware and Devices, click on
  Advanced option and check Apply repairs automatically
  option.
• Follow the on screen instructions.

Method 2: If the issue persist, I suggest you to uninstall the graphics card driver from
device manager manually by following the steps from the link below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows key + X and click on Device Manager.
• Expand Display adapter option.
• Right click on the graphics card driver and select Uninstall option.
• Restart the computer to reinstall the driver automatically and check if the changes is effective.

Write back to us with the status of the issue for further assistance. Your reply is important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.