Why Your Computer Keeps Freezing
There is a range of software and hardware issues that can explain why your computer keeps freezing. The most severe types of faults relates to hardware overheating or component damage. In this post I’ll detail some of the troubleshooting techniques you can use to attempt PC repairs.
The worst case scenario with these types of PC crashes is that the CPU or internal hard drive are overheating. This can occur if the heat sink has became loose or fans are damaged inside the PC. Open the computer and check that this is not occurred visually. Internal PC temperatures also arise if the vents are being blocked with dust or other objects so make sure this is not occurring. One way to analyze for heat issues is to use the BIOS menu and check what the temperature of the CPU is (usually under a diagnostic section in the BIOS).
The other major cause of hardware issues is bad sectors on the internal hard disk. You might to your computer keeps freezing repeatedly with the same applications especially if application code is on a bad sector of the partition. Windows provides a disk checking software utility that can attempt to repair these types of faults. If the repairs cannot be made then the sectors are made unavailable for storing future data which are applications will still be broken (so you have to be reinstalled).
Software issues are however the major cause of PC crashes. The prime culprit is usually your Windows registry file which can become corrupted. Check this using the anti-virus application to scan for signs of faults caused by malware, adware, etc.
You can also use a registry cleaner to automate the process of checking wish to keys for signs of damage. If your computer keeps freezing before you get the chance to run these applications you may need to rollback to an earlier version of the registry file using System Restore or the last known good configuration (as Windows boots up).
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