Computer Keeps Restarting

There are many reasons why a computer will restart. Some are legitimate, such as a restart after a Windows Update. But if your computer randomly restarts and does it often, this could mean the reboot is related to a system crash.

In the past, you would see a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) displaying a useless message about an obscure critical error of some type or another. We want to see that BSOD, therefore we will disable the automatic reboot of Windows when there is a crash.

To do this, go to Start>Run and type sysdm.cpl and press enter. Click on the Advanced tab, then click settings in the Startup and Recovery section. Uncheck the box that says Automatically restart.  Now when you get a system crash, you can write down that obscure message and it will hint you toward a resolution.

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