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Random freezes after upgrading
When Win10 first came out, I upgraded my Win8.1 PC and ended up having an issue where the PC would freeze up. I looked around for help online, and found that it might be my Nvidia graphics card, so instead of upgrading, I decided to just wait a bit to upgrade.
Months later, I decided that it would be a good time to upgrade, and I bought a brand new Nvidia GeForce 730 that was reccommended for Windows 10. I upgraded via a clean install with no issues and figured that I was on my way. Little did I know, the freezing issues crept back and now I can hardly use the computer without it freezing up. I feel like it has actually gotten worse since doing all the necessary Windows 10 upgrades as well as downloaded the newest drivers for my video card, directly from Nvidia.
One other thing that I find strange is that the behavior of the PC after being frozen. After frozen, I have to do a hard shutdown of my PC, but if I try to restart the PC directly afterwards, the PC doesn't even POST. Nothing comes up on the screen, and there is no HD activity. I could leave it there for hours with no luck. However, if I leave it off for 10-15mins, the PC posts and boots perfectly fine. Also, I have tried to go into the BIOS upon startup and it never tries. I might get a PS2 keyboard to see if that has better luck than my USB, but right now the only way that I can get in the BIOS is by resetting my CMOS. My BIOS is running as legacy and I am at such a loss with everything else that I am wondering if I need to switch it to UEFI or something... I know it is probably a reach..
Also, if I switch back to Win8.1, I have absolute NONE of these issues. My computer can be left on for months at a time without problem. With Win10, it is mere minutes before it takes a dump.