Computer Freezing

[#1]

Apart from old age (June 2016) and running Win7 is there any reason for the computer to freeze and require the old switch off/ switch on routine to get it back up and running.

Happening at least once daily now - 3 times yesterday.

Before any suggests I buy a new computer I like Win7 besides which I also have an NUC box running Linux with Win7 in a virtual window.

Brian

[#2]

If windows 7 has the built in windows program "event viewer" then look at the application and system logs as they may have errors and warnings that may give a clue.

[#3]

Any clues in the Event Viewer  ?

There has been a couple of unofficial updates : 

UpdatePack7R2-25.12.10 & UpdatePack7R2 26.1.15 (probably more.....)

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@cpc6128 Beat me to it.......

[#4]

@bmc 

Have you tried the 'usual'? Full disc scan, full memory scan, for faults?

[#5]

Is this what you're looking for re Event Log - see attached file

I've run a Dsk Chk and full scan but only with Microsoft Essentials (I think that's what it's called).

Brian

[#6]

CPU overheating, possibly requiring thermal paste replacement?

[#7]

@pvmb  Can u install MyEventViewer from  https://www.nirsoft.net/

[#8]

@RobPN 

I have a silent nofan computer. I'm not sure if it has any thermal paste. See attached image.

Brian

[#9]

It will most likely have thermal paste, alternatively a thermal pad, between the CPU and its heatsink.

[#10]

@bmc Does the computer have any temperature sensors?

[#11]

@jab1 

Yes it will have, but unless already installed, Win7 will need a third party utility downloading to display the info.

[#12]

Give this a try.

open Task Scheduler and at the left hand side  look for Microsoft and follow the path to 

Windows \ PI \ Secure-Boot-Update.

then disable it.

Restart your computer.

[#13]

Understood, @RobPN . Even my Zorin laptop needed that, although there were a number of options. Honestly don't know if installed anything on my W7 machine, but I'd be surprised if  I didn't.

[#14]

I think I might try adding a slow speed fan to the back of the case (where you would normally see a fan).

Overheating is a good theory.