Windows 10: Random Shutdown, sometimes reboots, no BSOD or memory dump files

Let's hope it cures the bloody thing *Biggrin Computers, who needs 'em? I used to manage years ago with just a pager , especially getting called out at half past three in the morning *Mad Great idea, middle of knowhere, it goes off and all it displays is a telephone number. Yeh? now what? no mobile phones in them days..........

 

Okay, new PSU installed and the issue still happens. However, I now notice a pattern.

It shuts down during booting Windows (right before the Windows 10 logo) shows up. I press the power button, and it boots normally. Now, I am thinking it may be a Software issue, and if I reinstall windows it may be fixed. I am going to observe it for a few days before I do a reformat and do a fresh install.

Could it really be the issue was(is) both software and hardware?

 

These ones can be a pain in the arse. I'd strip it down to the bare essentials 1 stick of Ram, no peripherals, no hdds.

Reset CMOS load defaults.

Boot it off a Live Linux again. Live Linux USBs are more convenient than CDs.

Download Rufus. Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way Make sure the correct flash drive is selected in Rufus and point it at your Linux ISO (Ubuntu is friendly)

The default Rufus settings should suffice and click Start. Boot off it and see how it goes.

Just had a thought leave the case side off and make sure the CPU fan is spinning up every time you start it. Long shot.

 

I had left my case off since I installed the PSU.

I did a disk cleanup, and that seems to solve the issue. I hope that's the last I see this stupid issue.

 

Let's hope so, maybe it got a bit scrambled with all the weird shutdowns its had. Best of luck !