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Question

Script errors whenever I turn my PC on.

Mar 12, 2018 2:11AM PDT

I have been having problems with my PC for a couple months now. It started off where it will shut down and restart for no reason. Any time after it has been turned on - I can be doing anything, playing a game (sims, Garrys mod, Counter-strike) I can be browsing the web, doing something in paint ... theres a pop kinda sound in the headphones then it just.... restarts. It also resets my keyboard. When I turn my PC on, the Num Lock blue light is turned on. When it does the restart thing, the light is off.

Also, when the PC is loading up, I have logged in and waiting on various programmes to load (spotify, origin, steam, discord) I get about 10 of these

https://gyazo.com/0e97adfe18550e3498f6d42b1d3454d5

Help? Please. I can't afford to send it to a shop to be seen to. Is there something I can do to fix it here?

It is a
HP Pavilion Desktop PC 570-p0xx
Processor: AMD A10-9700 RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G 3.50 GHz
Installed RAM: 8.00 GB
System Type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Windows 10 home.

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Answer
Re: popup
Mar 12, 2018 2:23AM PDT

Don't run that Driverpack Notifier program at startup. If you don't need it (and why would you) uninstall it.

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That is safe?
Mar 12, 2018 3:13AM PDT

So it is perfectly safe to just uninstall it?

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Also Sounds Like A Heat Issue
Mar 12, 2018 4:37PM PDT

The automatic restart problem is fairly common for computers that haven't been cleaned in a long time. When they overheat, they restart. So, remove the case from the computer and use compressed air to blow out the dust and gunk from around the power supply, the processor, heatsink fins, and all vents and fans.

Hope this helps.

Grif