Windows 10: Windows locks up/freezes randomly after boot: Device Association Service detected an...

Symptom: I have just built myself a new PC and installed Windows 11 24H2 on it. Randomly after a restart once every few restarts after I get onto my desktop, I will just be unable to do anything. Cannot open programs, cannot shut down or restart via start menu etc. I can move my mouse around still, but thats pretty much it. What I then have to do is to hold the power button to shut it off and try again. Sometimes when I wait for long enough, I get a BSOD Driver Power State Failure What I tried: In the beginning I tried to rule out a hardware issue so I disabled EXPO in BIOS, ran Memtest86,

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Windows 10 freezes randomly

I had already tried turning off fast startup, to no avail.
Will look at the list you provided, thanks. Hard to do when computer freezes on the Windows loading screen though. *Biggrin

I had tried that as well... no result.

 

Windows 10 freezes randomly


Turning off fast startup helped with this issue for another user on a different forum. For newbies, see steps Windows 10 Freezes Randomly.

 

Windows 10 freezes randomly

Hi,

To better assist you regarding Windows 10 which freezes randomly, please provide the following:

• Which is the last Windows update build you've applied to the computer?
• Are there any third party applications that are currently installed?

Furthermore, we suggest that you do a BIOS update to your computer. Here are the steps:

• Check the motherboard manufacturer's website to find the specific model of your motherboard.
• Go to the computer manufacturer's website.
• Look for the computer model that you're using.
• You should find any available BIOS update.

Let us know how it goes.