How to fix if the computer restarted unexpectedly -

Last Updated on August 1, 2021 by Rick Darlinton

Do you also experience this same error of “Computer restarted unexpectedly” on your Windows PC? The problem may occur due to a system error or some software bugs. Whatever the reason may be, we can try some solutions to fix the issue. Let’s explore some details in this post about how to fix if your Computer restarted unexpectedly.

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Using the registry editor

First off, you can try to fix the issue of “Computer restarted unexpectedly” by editing the registry editor on your Windows 10, 7 or 8. Now follow the steps below about how to change the value data in registry editor from 1 to 3.

Click on the Start menu on your computer screen and then type regedit
When you enter the registry editor interface, select the Computer from the list of options and then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/Setup/Status/ChildCompletion.
Now just double-click on the Setup.exe and please change the value data from 1 to 3
Tap on OK to save the setting and restart your computer

Disable the automatic restart

If you ever enabled the option of Automatically restart under the system failure, your windows will restart . To check whether the problem of “Computer restarted unexpectedly” is caused by this, you can diable the automatic restart feature and see whether the issue can be fixed.

Press Windows +R key to open the Run prompt.
Next type Sysdm.cpl in the box to enter the System properties
Now select the advanced option and click on settings under the Startup and recovery
Uncheck the option of Automatically restart under the system failure

Uninstall the latest Windows updates

If you just have the issue of the Computer restarted unexpectedly after installing the new windows updates, it is advisable to try uninstalling the latest Windows updates. For example, if you use windows 10, you can follow the steps below to uninstall windows 10 updates.

Go to the Start menu and find the settings option
Navigate to Update & security under the settings option
Next, tap on View update history and find the option of Uninstall updates.

Conduct a system restore

You can take this solution a try if your computer restarted unexpectedly due to some newly installed drivers or systems that have some problems. Performing a system restore will let you restore a previous configuration.

Go to the Start menu from your computer screen and then type control panel
Under the control panel, type Recovery in the search box at the right top corner and then navigate to recovery>open system restore
Tap on Next and select the apps or drivers relating to system restore.
Tap on Next and Finish respectively.

Hard issues

After trying these solutions, if the computer restarted unexpectedly loop still exists, then you had better take your computer to an official service center if the pc is still under warranty. There are perhaps some hardware failures causing the issue. If your computer warranty expires, you may take it to a nearby computer repair shop to check some hardware issues such as hard drive cables, system failure, just to speak a few.