Windows 10: Windows 10 Laptop Crashed

So my Dell XPS laptop running Windows 10 has crashed. It was right after I used Avast Cleanup on the computer. I'm assuming that's what did it but apparently there was also a Windows update around that time. When started normally it just keeps the spinning wheel on the Dell screen. I have been trying everything for a week now and am about to give up and go back to Mac. Here are the details. When I boot into Safemode and I can get to windows but nothing in windows works (can't open any documents). I can normal perform one function before nothing works anymore. So basically, I can use the Windows + R to get to command prompt. I ran SFC and it did not find any problems. I have gotten to the Windows repair screen but it won't let me do anything because it says my password is incorrect-- although I have used it to sign in here. So I downloaded the Media Tool to an external drive but the only way I can get it to run is to boot to it. I then get an error message saying I cannot boot to an external source outside of Windows and need to go through Windows to load it, which of course I can't because I can get to W+R command screen but it says it's not an administrator account so I can't perform that function. I have been on every board and every site and have tried everything. I was able to try to "restore to previous version" once to a date I know my computer was working but after it completed I got an error message saying that there were critical files missing and therefore could not be restored. Please help. I don't want to lose all my data by doing a factory restore. I believe I performed a backup to my WD Cloud but can't confirm (because I don't have a computer that works) so don't want to take the chance.

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all games crash!

I suggest you run rthdribl > http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/archives/rthdribl_1_2.zip
Increase the window size step by step and watch your vga temps permanently.
What happens?
If it crashes, run at stock speeds as suggested before and retry.

P.S.: When your system locks, does the display signal turn off after a time?
Stuttering sound or no sound at all when freezing?
What X1800XT model do you own exactly?

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

all games crash!

ive watch my temps and both the cpu and gpu are within normal ranges. when it freezes it simply freezes the image and stops the sound. i must reboot to get back to windows.