Software that shows ram speed in Windows often showes half the speed you set in BIOS. So in BIOS it should say 2666 which is a normal speed for DDR4 RAM.

I would try to set it to 2666 MHz to see if that helps. Because of how ram speed is shown it 2666 can also mean 1333.

I think it was something I read somewhere else that gave me that idea. I think I read that the RAM controller for my motherboard and CPU combo could have issues with the RAM overclocked to its max...

In my case it turned out that I had to reduce RAM speed from 3200 MHz to 2666 MHz. It was instability from the higher RAM speed that was my problem

Yes I have updated all drivers and updated bios, and after reinstalling windows yet again for the third or fourth time, the issue has disappeared.

I got a reply that said:
Open a Command Prompt as Admin type or copy and paste this command and press Enter
Sc sdset sppsvc...

Tried to run the command, and got [SC] SetServiceObjectSecurity FAILED 5:

No access.

The issue is persisting on my end. I've noticed one thing in the event log that always occures when the system is freezing. "service for software protection for restart reason rulesengine" and...

Yes, the USB C port works on mine. And my computer worked fine until now in October, after several years in service. And it seems like stuff changed after a recent update.

"So your Windows clock stays frozen too?"

Yes, that's usually the first sign, then eventually everything freezes. One time I noticed it and was able to get task manager up, and uses that to start...

I'm having the exact same problem, only difference is that I am using Chrome. If it happens while watching a YouTube video, the video feed halt but the audio keeps playing. I am able to pause the...