Windows 10: Pls help , Windows 10 strange delays freezes over the last week.

I usually try and fix issues myself, but this one has got me stumped. Sorry if i don't explain well. Please ask questions. Thank you for assistance :_

I am having several strange symptoms that have begun occurring for last 2 Weeks.

PC had no issues since cpu replacement & win 10 reload about 6 months ago except for known cache problem with edge/chrome which was fixed by disabling these.


1. MAJOR ISSUE - usually requiring reset multiple reset. On Shutdown or reset- initially nothing happens, can continue using PC as normal for about 2 minutes, then shutdown starts, sometimes no further issues. Sometimes blue "shutting down screen runs on forever and have to manually turn off or reset. During the time when explorer stays on there are no notifications of programs showing as needing to close/ task manager shows nothing unusual.


2. on startup, everything seems fine except mouse does not appear for 60-70 seconds. then everything works ok.


3.sometimes everything will freeze for about 30 secs except I can move the mouse This seems a common prob with Win 10 and has been occurring for me again for about 2 weeks. I had this issue when win 10 was first upgraded but previously got rid of problem by removing chrome and fully??? disabling Microsoft edge sometimes have to repeat this after updates. This seemed to be a cache problem.


4. Maybe Symptom of the above issues?? on one occasion I had no text in explorer windows or drop downs, only icons. the text was fine on desktop, outlook showed no text in menus, it all worked fine if i clicked on a file to name change the text appeared in the edit box. This only occurred once, i have screen shots if relevant.


5. have noticed general delay of a few seconds to open files and run programs that previously opened much faster, sometimes blue wheel. B


6. something I have never seen before, once only, BIOS hung at Banner presumably before hand off and required reset. Did not reoccur.


What I have done

it is very unusual for me to ask for help, I am computer literate and able to troubleshoot this in general but have not found a solution ..yet.

Hardware- re-seated all components, tested cpu, ram, hdd, swapped usb, gpu, swapped out peripherals

Software- check bios settings. Windows -all basic resets sfc /scannow , dism, driver tests, remove other software. eventually reset windows 10, problem seemed gone for about 15 minutes after Win 10 reset then reoccurred.


Help much appreciated. Thank you

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Strange freezing under GPU and CPU load.

My main rig has been suffering from very random complete freezes over the past month, which require a hard reset. And I can't for the life of me figure it out.

Here are the facts:

• It only does it when the GPU and CPU are under a lot of load(i.e. Folding)
• It does it rather often while playing Plants vs. Zombies, which is probably due to the high GPU/CPU load.
• It does it with everything at stock speeds.
• When I reboot the computer after the freeze. All of the websites that I've logged into, such as TPU, require me to log in again. <-- This one is really strange to me.
• PSU fan has started to noticeably click when I shut the computer down, but I know it is still spinning, but maybe not fast enough?

Here is what I've tried:

• Reset everything to stock.
• Swapped out 3 different video cards.
• Ran CPU folding only for a week. <-- No freezes.
• Ran GPU folding only for a week. <-- No freezes.
• Added second auxilary PSU to power GPU only.
• Removed 2 sticks of RAM.

That is kind of where I'm stumped.

I thought maybe it was the PSU, so I tried to take some load off of it by adding an auxilary PSU I had laying around. That didn't help at all, though I still think it might be the PSU, so I ordered a Corsair HX850, which should be here this week. The PSU is almost 3 years old at this point.

My next guess is the HDD, and I only say that because it seems like every time the computer freezes, it corrupts any cookies I have stored, forcing me to log into every website again. Also, it is probably older than the PSU at this point. If the new PSU doesn't fix it, a new HDD is probably my next step.

I also found it very stange that it crashes a lot with Plants vs. Zombies(girlfriend loves it, which pisses her off more than me, but gets me in trouble every time it freezes just as she is about to win a level). However, I figured out that even though it is a very simple game graphically, it uses a lot of CPU and GPU power(it is hardware accellerated and does use a lot of the CPU when there is a lot of stuff going on). I haven't had a freeze in any other game, including Just Cause 2, which I've been playing extensively.

Am I overlooking anything?