My PC is restarting when I shut down?
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Just check your hardware configuration.
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If the computer shuts down a short while after trying to connect to the internet then it is probably a virus. To verify that, close your internet connection and leave your computer open. If the problem persists despite having closed your internet connection then it could mean a hardware problem. Use one of the freeware internet programs to monitor your computer's temperature. If all appears normal there, it might be another virus (check for abnormal processes or cpu usage at your process manager) or a recently installed DDR chip that does not quite agree with your computer or a software installation that did not complete quite succesfully. If none of the above is the case I should advise going to the hardware store from which you bought the computer and ask some professional advice
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Your computer could have been heated too much.Try working on it after shutting down your pc for an hour or two.
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Are you making sure that you are shutting it down and not restarting?  It is a very common mistake.
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there shoudl be a restart button on your cpu.  try that
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Your computer shutting itself off can be a symptop of 4 things.\n1. Windows power saving settings. This is unlikely to be the problem if you are using the machine.\n2. You're on a laptop that has run out of battery life. Trying using only your power adapter.\n3. You may have a defective motherboard, processor, memory RAM, video card, or powersupply. My suggestion is to always start with the cheapest to the most expensive. I'd try replacing your Power Supply with one of quality with sufficient wattage(not the cheapest power supply you can find). I have found that AMDs are more sensative to power flucutations as when CD-ROM drives and Harddrives spin.\n4. The mostly like possiblity is overheating. As mentioned on here, most new motherboards have a temperature threashold that will automatically shutdown your PC if it gets too hot. I suggest making sure you have sufficient air circulation (cool air coming in from the front, passing over your motherboard, and out through the rear exaust). You should have a quality heatsink attached with thermal paste (helps avoid heat pockets being trapped between the processor and heat sink). On the heatsink you should have a fan that is clean of dust and rotating at its proper top spead. \n\nAnything else is just random and rare cases.
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Yeah...sounds like a shutdown virus has been downloaded onto your PC. But before you go that route, have you checked if the fan is running well? At times the fan may not be working so well, which may cause your PC to overheat and shut down. But if you do have a virus, you should just google 'Shutdown virus' and see if there are any anti-virus files available. Good luck!
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mine did that. all u do is shut down ur computer and then give it a few hrs and then reboot it. mine was ok.
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Is the computer on standby? If it is then you should shutdown the computer instead. \n\nRun an antivirus program on your computer to see if a virus may be the cause as well. Also check to see if you have had any recent errors, like driver conflicts or "the blue screen of death". That could also be a cause.
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i have found its the upgrades getting sorted out as i'am shutting down causes my system to hang or after a defrag \nif after i have upgraded and used my pc to do something else it shuts down properly
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This is not nescessary. whenever the computer shuts down, everything in memory is erased. If you are looking to remove a process that runs and is taking up ram you must locate the actual progam that is loading that process into ram.
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couple of ways to see if it is a hardware or a software fault\n\nfirstly boot into safe mode - restart your pc and keep on tapping the f5 or f8 key then select safemode\n\nleave it in this mode for a while - does it shut down ?\n\ncheck your event viewer for any system errors (in the control panel - administrative - then event viewer) click on the system \n\nsee if this gives you any clues\n\nalso try getting into the bios or cmos setup - again leave it in this mode - does it shut down - if so then you definately have a overheating problem\n\nalso check you in you bios to see if you have a hardware monitor option - if so check the cpu, system temp and fan speeds\n\ncome back to us with your results
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It will do this if the computer is not properly shut down. Let it go into safe mode, and use the start>shutdown function from there. If it insists on going to safe mode and won't start any other way (after you pick normal start) then there is a big problem and you may have to reinstall windows.
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Because you are starting the process of shutting down your computer.  If you never started this process, your computer would never shut down.
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heat may be the factor and is the most common causes for pc to restart if it is only when the game is running it will be eaither the ram or the heat if you pc restarts on its own without the game running and not many programs open sounds like you have a virus you may get a blue screen say dumping memory\n\nhope this helps
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Good information to help you resolve this would be:  new or used computer?  It could be shutting down for a multitude of reasons...  The first to come to mind is temperature.  Most motherboards shut down a few degrees before the processor's thermal breakdown point.  You may want to see that your heatsink is seated on the processor properly, and that any and all fans are functioning.\n\nAnother common culprit would be a virus.  Look for a free program that will let you do a boot time scan of your system.
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Try removing programs that you don't use. There may be something shutting down in the background that you don't know is running. Also get a good spy-ware removal software such as Spyware Doctor. There could be hundreds of little spy programs running without your knowledge. When Windows shuts down it must first shut down all of the programs that you have running.