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Unexpected shutdowns suddenly plague Win10 laptop
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By Fred Langa
A PC’s owner suspected overheating as the cause of unwanted shutdowns, but they continued even after excellent troubleshooting and maintenance — including a full fan and air-duct cleaning!
Here’s how to track down and correct even stubborn, subtle, or indirect causes of potentially damaging, heat-related crashes.
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.23.0 (2020-06-15).
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Hard drive runs almost continually
LANGALIST
By Fred Langa
An AskWoody Plus subscriber’s new PC is bogging down from hard-drive saturation … but why?
A little spelunking with Task Manager will usually identify the problem.
Plus: Another reason for “PC screen continually goes dark”
Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.11.0 (2020-03-16).
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