Introduction
If you are a regular pc/laptop user or following the trend of work from home these days, there must not be anything as annoying as seeing your computer randomly restarting. Imagine you were doing some important office work and you were just about to save an important file, suddenly your windows randomly restarts your PC/laptop.
In this article we will talk about why this happens and how you can fix this error.
Windows PC randomly restarting
Many users have experienced Windows 10 randomly restarting problems, if you have also experienced the same kind of problem, you need not worry about it.
You can resolve the issue by following the steps mentioned below:-
1) Disable automatic restart feature
This is a very common reason behind a computer’s auto-reboot problem. The automatically restart feature allows your computer to restart whenever it has finished an update or even when you open a new program.
To disable this auto-restart feature follow the steps below:-
- Click on This PC in the search bar of your computer
- Right click on My PC and go to properties.
- Navigate to advanced system settings and then select settings under startup and recovery row.
- Unclick the automatically restart option and tap OK.
2) Configure the power settings
Configuring the power settings can also stop the random reboot problem. Here’s how you can reconfigure the power settings to fix this issue:-
- Tap power options in the search bar next to the windows logo
- Now select the edit power plan option in the power settings
- Then select change advanced power settings.
- Under the balanced (active) option, choose processor power management
- Select the minimum processor state option and set it to 5% or 0%.
- Click on apply and then click OK.
3) Disable windows automatic drivers update feature
Your windows 10 can also reboot randomly because of an automatic driver update it wants to download. If your drivers are correctly installed, you can then disable the automatic driver feature. Just make sure your PC is installed with the latest and important drivers, otherwise, it can impact your system’s working.
To disable the feature, follow the steps mentioned below:-
- Go to the advanced settings of your PC
- Click view advanced settings from the results visible
- After that, navigate to the hardware option and click the device installation settings option mentioned there.
- Tap No option and then select save changes.
I hope this information has helped you to fix your problem of PC restarting automatically, there are some other reasons why your PC might be restarting. If you are playing games regularly on PC then it might be a problem of overheating which is giving your CPU heavy stress.
One of the other reasons which can cause your PC to restart randomly is getting dust collected on your CPU cabinet which is leading to less airflow for your CPU, so please open your Cabinet and give it a good clean but make sure you don’t break anything. If you don’t know how to clean your cabinet from inside then you can ask someone who has some experience in this.
