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so ive had windows 8.1 for about 3 weeks now and its been completely fine until about 3 days ago when it just suddenly started freezing and hanging constantly. I really do not know what it is , ive re-installed all major drivers and ran clean up programs but it still keeps doing it ?

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Did you do a a clean Windows 8 install or an upgrade from Windows 7. Sometimes when it upgrades from the old OS it the Windows Boot manager gets screwed and causes issues like that from time to time. Same stuff happened to my girlfriends notebook. We had to format the entire SSD and reinstall Windows 8 completely. That solved the issue. 

 

PS: Sometimes there also problems with the computer running abnormally slow, programs not loading correctly from time to time and other weird crashes.  

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Did you do a a clean Windows 8 install or an upgrade from Windows 7. Sometimes when it upgrades from the old OS it the Windows Boot manager gets screwed and causes issues like that from time to time. Same stuff happened to my girlfriends notebook. We had to format the entire SSD and reinstall Windows 8 completely. That solved the issue. 

 

PS: Sometimes there also problems with the computer running abnormally slow, programs not loading correctly from time to time and other weird crashes.  

Did using the command bootrec /fixmbr not fix the problem?

 

 

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Did using the command not fix the problem?

 

[command=bootrec /fixmbr]

 

No the thing is that Windows 8/8.1 creates a different partition for the Boot Manager and when it is as an upgrade it screws it up and creates all kinds of hick ups. 

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No the thing is that Windows 8/8.1 creates a different partition for the Boot Manager and when it is as an upgrade it screws it up and creates all kinds of hick ups.

  

Did using the command bootrec /fixmbr not fix the problem?

So do you recommend that I format my ssd and completley reinstall ?

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So do you recommend that I format my ssd and completley reinstall ?

 

I do recommend a SSD format and fresh install of Windows. That will eliminate all of the problems completely. Just make sure to delete all of the partitions that have been created on the existing SSD. Windows 8/8.1 will require a completely unallocated drive volume to install on. 

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I do recommend a SSD format and fresh install of Windows. That will eliminate all of the problems completely. Just make sure to delete all of the partitions that have been created on the existing SSD. Windows 8/8.1 will require a completely unallocated drive volume to install on.

I've done all this and so far all is good

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I've done all this and so far all is good

 

I'm glad to hear that. :)

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