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Windows keeps f****** itself up

Hi,

my PC decided to take a break. After a shutdown, it doesn't boot and tries to make an automatic repair, which then fails. I just get an error message which tells me to look into an empty Recovery.txt file. 

  • It doesn't even get info safe mode.
  • A reset (fake reinstall) doesn't even work.
  • Restoring windows doesn't do anything. The restore gets complete, then needs PC to restart, and finally takes me back to the recovery screen so I can start over.
  • Trying to troubleshoot from a USB instalaltion media yields the same results.
  • The only thing that, at least temporarily, works, is a reinstall of windows.

The funny thing is, I can restart the PC just fine, after that it works as usual, I just can't shut it down. I really don't want to keep it running 24/7 nor reinstall windows every day (especially on an SSD). I already did that twice, so it's probably not a software/driver issue. I'll run a malwarebytes test just to be sure though.

 

I think it's some sort of hardware issue, but, I have no idea how to proof, deny or fix that. That's, why I'm here.

 

My PC:

CPU: Intel Pentium G3460 
RAM: 6 GB DDR3
GPU: GTX 750 Ti 2 GB
SSD: ADATA SU700 240 GB (only formatted this one when installing win)
HDD: 500 GB (mostly games, no other programs + some data i already backed up)
MB: MSI H81-P33
PSU: Some cheap 350W

PS: feel free to improve the topic title, or this problem's location on the forum

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Before reinstalling windows you can try this:

1.Boot into windows automatic repair

2.Select Command prompt

3.If you have a password type it in.

4.Your computer will reboot and it will open a command prompt

5.Then try typing this commands

chkdsk /F

bootrec /fixboot

bootrec /fixbcd

bootrec /rebuildmbr

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