NoelOne Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Starting Mar 31 or May 1 every time I load a game I get a crash that takes my System down and forces a reboot as soon as the game starts. (Win 10 - Steam launcher)All my steam Games, including Fallout are experiencing a Total System Crash on Load. I'm looking for suggestions to help. I've cleaned everything. Ensured all proper game ports are openMade sure AVG has exceptions for the game launchersAll drivers are updated. I'm losing my mind. Totally out of ideas. Any suggestions at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 If the whole system needs restarted regardless of what game you start, that's likely a hardware issue. Test RAM, and the HDD, and see what comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelOne Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 If the whole system needs restarted regardless of what game you start, that's likely a hardware issue. Test RAM, and the HDD, and see what comes up.It only happens with a game that 'calls online.' I can play FO3 and New Vegas for hours with no issue. (I have original CD versions of both games). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Try blocking the games via your firewall. See if that changes anything. (windows should have a built in firewall for just such an occasion.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyRJump Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Try blocking the games via your firewall. See if that changes anything. (windows should have a built in firewall for just such an occasion.)He's using AVG. Best turn off AVG's 'Online Shield' first and see what gives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelOne Posted April 15, 2020 Author Share Posted April 15, 2020 If the whole system needs restarted regardless of what game you start, that's likely a hardware issue. Test RAM, and the HDD, and see what comes up.HDD is good, RAM test is good. This is a new problem that started Mar31 or Apri1. It only happens with games that go online or, 'reach out' like Steam games. Anything I play on the PC plays fine. It's not AVG, total shut down and test, no joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Check in your installed programs, and see if you got any new updates, or interesting programs in that time frame. Have a look at startup programs as well. I don't like AVG. It's spyware pretending to be an anti-virus. Especially the free version. If you are running windows 10, you simply don't need it. Defender is more than adequate to the task. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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