What are some things that might cause a Toshiba laptop to just out of nowhere, shut off? Running Windows 10. Happens often, usually while browsing online using Chrome. No warning or shutdown procedure - it's like I pressed and held the power button. Anything I might be able to fix?
Usually that means that you need to clean the cooling system when the processor gets to hot the computer shuts itself down to protect itself, I would suggest taking it to a reputable computer tec I know two people that could not put their computer back together after taking it apart.
I'm pretty handy though not a tech. Is it just a matter of taking the back off and vacuuming the fan or something?
Try using a can of compressed air and blowing in the vents of the laptop first.
If you need to take it apart to clean it that's a whole different mess. Sometimes easy, sometimes not. You can often find a video of how to take apart a specific laptop via a Google search.
The Event Viewer may have some useful info on what is causing the problem. Overheating is not the only possible cause of a shutdown, though it is the most likely.
Does browsing tend to heat computers more than other activities? Especially multiple windows?
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