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In October 2017, Microsoft rolled out its latest (and one
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4: Run Disk Check
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Method 3: Reset Virtual


Memory
Virtual memory is basically an extension of your
computer’s physical memory. It is a combination of RAM
and a portion of your hard drive. If your computer runs
out of RAM when performing an intensive task,
Windows will dip into virtual memory for temporary file
storage. 

1) On your keyboard, press Windows key and Pause/


Break key at the same time. Then choose Advanced
System Settings on the left panel. 

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2) Go to the Advanced tab, then click Settings. 

3) Go to the Advanced tab again, and choose


Change… in the Virtual memory section. 

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4) Ensure the Automatically manage paging file size


for all drives checkbox is NOT ticked. 

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5) Select your windows drive (the hard drive or partition


that has Windows installed on it – usually C:), and enter
an Initial size and Maximum size for your virtual
memory:

Initial size – This value varies, depending on


your computer. If you’re not sure what value
to use, just enter whatever the number is in
the Recommended category. 
Maximum size – Don’t set this value too
high. It should be about 1.5 times the size of
your physical RAM. e.g. A PC with 4 GB (4096
MB) of RAM should have no more than about
6,144 MB virtual memory (4096 MB x 1.5).

Once you’ve entered your virtual memory


values, click Set, then click OK to continue. 

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6) Next, clear all your computer’s ‘temp’ files. On your


keyboard, press Windows key and R at the same time,
then in the Run form, type temp and hit Enter. This will
invoke Windows Explorer with your Temp folder
open, showing you all the temp files on your computer. 

7) Select all the files in the Temp folder and delete


them. 

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Method 4: Run Disk Check


If you have come this far, it’s about time for you to
check if your disk is at fault. Still, you can use the built-in
tool to do such a test. Here is how: 

1) Close all open programs and files.

2) Click Start > File Explorer > This PC. 

3) Locate the hard drive you’d like to check, right-click on


it and choose Properties. 

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4) Go to the Tools tab and click Check. 

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5) If your hard disk drive is problem-free, you’ll see this: 

Method 5: Run System File


Checker
Corrupted or missed system files could be the cause of
your freezing computer as well. Microsoft makes it easy
for you to get your original system files back: running
System File Checker. It’s an easy-to-use built-in tool to
restore the broken or missing system files that could
cause your PC to freeze. Here is what you need to do: 

1) Press the Windows key on your keyboard, then type


cmd (DON’T press Enter). Windows will display a list of
programs that match your search. Right-click Command
Prompt and choose Run as administrator. 

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If prompted to provide administrator permission, click


Yes. 

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2) In the black Command Prompt window, type:

sfc /scannow

Then press Enter on your keyboard. 

Windows will scan your system for corrupted files, and


attempt to fix any it finds. The results will display in this
window, so please leave it open until the operation is
complete.

Method 6: Disable C-States


in BIOS
“C-States” is short for “CPU States”. They’re basically
power saving options – they turn down your system’s
voltage, multipliers, etc. so your computer uses as little
power as possible when it’s idle. Disabling C-States
(turning off the power saving options) can make your
computer more stable, and reduce the chance of
unexpected problems like PC freezing or random
rebooting. To disable C-States:

1) Restart your computer, and when you see the logo


screen (example below), press the Setup key defined by
your manufacturer. It should be listed on the logo
screen. (Different manufacturers use different keys, but

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it’s usually F2, F1, Esc, F12, Delete or a combination of


these keys.) 

If you’re not fast enough, and the logo screen


disappears before you hit the Setup key, just wait for
Windows to finish starting up, then restart your
computer and try again.

2) Once in your BIOS setup, use the arrow keys on your


keyboard to navigate to the main menu. Go to
Advanced tab, and choose the CPU Configuration
option. 

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3) Both C1E Function and Intel(R) C-STATE tech should


be Disabled. If they’re not, use your keyboard up and
down arrows to navigate the list of options, highlight the
setting you want to change, press Enter on your
keyboard, then press the up or down arrow on your
keyboard to change the value to Disabled.

After changing these settings, save and exit the BIOS


settings as per the instructions on your screen, then
restart your computer again. The random freezing
should be fixed now.

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Starsqream • 8 months ago


If you use an SSD and you run into this problem just change this:

1. Open your advanced power plan settings.

2. Expand open Hard disk and Turn off hard disk after, SET TO
NEVER, and click/tap on OK.

NOTE: Windows 10 should never turn off an ssd by default, but


somehow it was doing that to me. After changing to Never, it never
happened to me. Maybe a bug in latest update!!
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Chi Kong Wong > Starsqream • 8 months ago


Just followed your suggestion accordingly and so far so more
constant freezing.
Thank you very much.
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Chris Winn > Starsqream • 7 months ago


Thanks so much man, five days of this nonsense and you
nailed it! Was this changed as part of a Windows update?
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lucyinthesky > Starsqream • 8 months ago


just did it. so far no more crashes. thank you <3
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Olmedo H > Starsqream • 4 months ago


Could you explain this again? I didn't get it and it seems to be
very effective. :( really need it.
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Olmedo H > Olmedo H • 4 months ago


Mine only allows me to put numbers in i guess.
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LeonserGT > Olmedo H • 4 months ago


I put 0 and it switched to "never"
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Stef Willemse > Olmedo H • 4 months ago


Mine too. I put it to 10000 minutes which is more
than a week
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Simen Midtfjord > Stef Willemse • 4 months ago


Scroll down to zero and you will see the option
"Never".
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BenneMeister > Simen Midtfjord • 2 months ago


I changed it to Never and clicked on Never. But
when I check this setting afterwards it just says 0
and not never. Is 0 meaning "Never"? Plz
answer, I've got this problem for a while now :/
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deckchair > BenneMeister • a month ago


Same here. Don't think 0 is Never, as I still keep
freezing.
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Assem > deckchair • a month ago

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just clear it from any numbers and apply, it will
turn to never
cheers
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Orwell's Daughter > Assem • a month ago


But it doesn't. That's what we've been saying
here. It doesn't stay at 'never.'
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andrew > Orwell's Daughter • 7 days ago


for some reason you have to move the number
up to 1 and then back down to zero and down
again and it allowed never to show. ran into the
same problem
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Tongue Twister > deckchair • a month ago


SFC /SCANNOW should work or just set power
setting to 9999999 EXT as your PC will not be
on for that long remember to install all updates
or maybe it could be a bad hard drive or SSD i
had a crucial one and i re installed windows and
works fine now.
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Bert Maria > Starsqream • a month ago


This is not the solution, I always have it on Never sleep and I
get a freeze every day lately :-( And why should my SSD freeze
already after 3 minutes from startup?
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Bert Maria > Starsqream • a month ago


mine was always on never, still freezes
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Krajánek > Starsqream • a month ago


My computer is freezing while Iam working on it, not on
standby or low power state. Do you think this is
helpful....anyway I set, so just wait. It is freezing on my side
everyday and I have no clue what can cause it. I run tests
mentioned above and no issue foud. (I have SSD)
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BenneMeister > Starsqream • 2 months ago


I changed it to Never and clicked on Never. But when I check
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this setting afterwards it just says 0 and not never. Is 0
meaning "Never"? Plz answer, I've got this problem for a while
now
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Assem > BenneMeister • a month ago


do not set to 0
just clear it from any numbers and apply, cheers
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Bert Maria > Assem • a month ago


cleared for numbers, > appy, OK > but keeps
going back to 0 ...
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Assem > Bert Maria • a month ago


click somewhere else and it ll say u are on never

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Felix Golden > Assem • 2 days ago


yeah that works
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bloodchains > Starsqream • 2 months ago


Is this safe to do on a HDD too? My laptop randomly freezes
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as well but it has a HDD.


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Cupid > bloodchains • 2 months ago


It is safe to do with any drive, turning off and on drives
frequently(every 10 minutes) is actually not advised,
since it increases the chances of breaking the hard disk
and ssd at an earlier age, also the power you save by
doing that is just a grain of sand in the desert compared
to what the rest of the hardware uses
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Tongue Twister > Cupid • a month ago


Or just set your pc to go to sleep after 30 mins
work just as well :)
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Marcelo Aguiar > Starsqream • 2 months ago


Going to try this, dude. My PC freezes completely (mouse,
keyboard, screen, everything) only once after cold start, but it's
so annoying. I hope this works!
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Bert Maria > Marcelo Aguiar • a month ago


Thats exactly my recent pc problem too :-( The ssd
settings are not the problem, they were already on
never sleep, and ssd setting dont freeze the computer.
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Engels Medina > Marcelo Aguiar • 2 months ago


My laptop is doing the same, hoping this works too
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Luis Rios Zamudio > Engels Medina


• a month ago
Same with my ssd... Hope It works
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Dwi Sudibyo > Starsqream • 2 months ago


Thank you very much
You are my hero
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Yahya Ibrahim > Starsqream • 3 months ago


Thank you Man. It works perfectly
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Large Black Woman > Starsqream • 3 months ago


Please, do any of you guys have Kodi? My crashing started
about a week after I installed KODI onto my computer. Please
let me know as I am sure this is what has happened to my
computer
Thank You Very Much!!!
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Jason Nolis > Starsqream • 4 months ago


thank bro!

anyways : never is equal to 0


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Sumit Agarwal > Starsqream • 4 months ago


Hope it works fr me. I really got frustrated with this freezing
problem.
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Bobby > Starsqream • 5 months ago


MVP!
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davey > Starsqream • 6 months ago


Thanks very much as this seems to have finally fixed the
problem I've had since migrating to Windows 10!
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Joseph Krienert > Starsqream • 7 months ago


This solved issue on a Dell 9550. Thanks Stars*!
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Robert O > Starsqream • 7 months ago


Holy, so far no freezes. This seems to be what I needed.

Thank you so very much! I am going to spread this method


with everyone I know who has and SSD with Windows 10.
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Любов Добрева > Starsqream • 8 months ago


Thank you very much!
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d-money > Starsqream • 8 months ago


Dude THANK YOU! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure
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Dude, THANK YOU! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure
this out.
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d-money > d-money • 8 months ago


Actually, what worked is turning Advanced Power
Savings to "HIGH PERFORMANCE"....not "Balanced."
This worked for me.
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Crippled by UK State goons > d-money


• 7 months ago
I only have these options on my Windows 10
gaming rig >>>
"Balanced"
"Power saver"
When/where/how did Microsoft steal the "High
performance" option from me?
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Sophie.Luo Writer > Crippled by UK State goons


• 7 months ago
Hi.

In Power Options panel, you will be able to see


the down-arrow button next to Show additional
plans. Click the arrow, and you will see High
Performance option.

Hope this helps.


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Finland > d-money • 8 months ago


That maybe be because your HIGH
PERFORMANCE was alreary in the state where
he told us to go ;)
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Adeel Sami • 5 months ago


Holy crap!!!

I b tt i t ll th Wi d 10!

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