My computer had to be put in the shop for repair. I was given a loaner computer to use while my computer is in service. The loaner computer I was given to use is a brand new Lenovo computer with Windows 8.
Now, every time my kids try to play Minecraft, the computer restarts. The launcher will load fine, and the game will load fine, and then they click on their world and they are in their world for like 1-2 minutes,. then the computer screen will go black and then it will restart to the part where your user name comes up in Windows 8 then it loads back to the Start page, where all the apps squares are. It has done this every single time.
I went to windows update and I installed all the available updates to windows and I made sure that Java was up to date as well.
Nothing else has been installed on this computer. The only other thing we have used is Internet Explorer and it will let us be on it for a while and will never restart. This only happens when someone tries to play Minecraft.
Can anyone help on this? Know what might be causing it?
Thank you....I will try that...just gotta figure out which graphics card it is....I have never used Windows 8 before and I am having a little bit of trouble figuring it out lol
Well this unfortunately did not work. I updated the graphics driver successfully but the computer still restarts when starting it (when entering a world) and I tried running a previous version (1.6.4) and it still did the same thing! This is frustrating!
"Event 41 Kernel-Power"
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly"
This doesn't really help me because it still doesn't explain to me WHY it's happening.
Faulty Hardware doesn't really makes sense because this is a brand new computer.
I appreciate all the help. I don't know what else to do now...ugh!
I found this, taken from a Microsoft support website:
Method 1:
First, I would suggest you to follow these steps and run the System maintenance troubleshooter:
a. Press Windows key + W to search Settings.
b. Type “Troubleshoot” without quotes and click on Troubleshooting in theresults displayed on the left side of the screen.
c. In the new window, click View all which is towards the left side of the screen.
d. In the list of options, click on System maintenance.
e. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
Method 2: Step A: Boot the computer in Safe mode and check if the issue persists. Follow these steps to start the computer in safe mode.
a) Press the ‘Windows + C’ key on the keyboard. Click on Settings, More PC settings and then General.
c) Scroll down to Advanced startup, click Restart now.
d) Click on Troubleshoot, Advanced options, Startup Settings.
e) Click Restart, select EnableSafe mode and then press Enter. Note: Restart the computer to start in normal mode. Step B:
If the issue does not persists in Safe Mode then perform a clean boot to check if any third party application is causing the issue, as clean boot helps in eliminating software conflicts. Follow these steps to start the computer in clean boot. Step 1:
a) Press the ‘Windows + R’ key on the keyboard. In the ‘Run’ windows type ’MSCONFIG’ and click ‘Ok’.
c) Click the ‘Boot’ tab and uncheck ‘Safe Boot’ option.
d) On the ‘General’ tab, click to select the option ‘Selective startup’, and then click to clear the option Load startup items check box.
e) On the ‘Services’ tab, click to select the ‘Hide all Microsoft services’ check box, and then click ‘Disable all’.
f) On the ‘Startup’ tab, click ‘Open Task Manager’. In the Task Manager window under startup tab, right click on each startup item which are enabled and select ‘Disable’.
g) Click ‘OK’, and then click Restart. Step 2: Enable half of the services
a. Follow steps 1a and 1b to start the System Configuration utility.
b. Click the Services tab, and then click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box.
c. Click to select half of the check boxes in the Service list.
d. Click OK, and then click Restart. Step 3: Determine whether the problem returns
If the problem still occurs, repeat step 1 and step 2. In step 2, click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Service list.
If the problem does not occur, repeat step 1 and step 2. In step 2, select only half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Service list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.
If only one service is selected in the Service list, and you still experience the problem, the selected service causes the problem. Go to step 6. If no service causes this problem, go to step 4. Step 4: Enable half of the Startup items
If no startup item causes this problem, a Microsoft service most likely causes the problem. To determine which Microsoft service may be causing the problem, repeat step 1 and step 2 without selecting the Hide all Microsoft services check box in either step. Step 5: Determine whether the problem returns
If the problem still occurs, repeat step 1 and step 4. In step 4, click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Startup Item list.
If the problem does not occur, repeat step 1 and step 4. In step 4, select only half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Startup Item list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.
If only one startup item is selected in the Startup Item list, and you still experience the problem, the startup item that is selected in the list is the service that is causing the problem. Go to step 6.
If no startup item causes this problem, a Microsoft service most likely causes the problem. To determine which Microsoft service may be causing the problem, repeat step 1 and step 2 without selecting the Hide all Microsoft services check box in either step. Step 6: Resolve the problem
After you determine the startup item or the service that causes the problem, contact the program manufacturer to determine whether the problem can be resolved. Or, run the System Configuration utility, and then click to clear the check box for the problem item. Step 7: Note: After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to boot to normal startup:
a) Press the ‘Windows + R’ key on the keyboard. In the ‘Run’ windows type ’MSCONFIG’ and click ‘Ok’.
c) On the ‘General’ tab, click the ‘Normal Startup’ option, and then click ‘OK’.
d) When you are prompted to restart the computer, click ‘Restart’.
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Step A: Boot the computer in Safe mode and check if the issue persists. Follow these steps to start the computer in safe mode.
a) Press the ‘Windows + C’ key on the keyboard. Click on Settings, More PC settings and then General.
c) Scroll down to Advanced startup, click Restart now.
d) Click on Troubleshoot, Advanced options, Startup Settings.
e) Click Restart, select EnableSafe mode and then press Enter. Note: Restart the computer to start in normal mode.
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Wow what a mess lol No offense towards you guys, I appreciate all of the help very much! I just can't believe all the crap I have to do on this computer just so my kids and boyfriend can play their game! By the time I get all of this figured out, my computer will be back LOL!
Ok I tried the above, ran in safe mode, it didn't work, rebooted to regular mode, still didn't work....did the program compatibility troubleshoot and it appeared to be working then when I tried to do it on full screen it restarted, so I thought maybe it was a screen resolution thing, so I changed the resolution down lower and it still restarted...I think I am done with this....I am very upset with how much this computer they gave me SUCKS! I would rather have no computer at all for a week than have one that gives me nothing but problems! Anyways, guess we will just have to wait until I get my own computer back. Thanks again for the help!
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Now, every time my kids try to play Minecraft, the computer restarts. The launcher will load fine, and the game will load fine, and then they click on their world and they are in their world for like 1-2 minutes,. then the computer screen will go black and then it will restart to the part where your user name comes up in Windows 8 then it loads back to the Start page, where all the apps squares are. It has done this every single time.
I went to windows update and I installed all the available updates to windows and I made sure that Java was up to date as well.
Nothing else has been installed on this computer. The only other thing we have used is Internet Explorer and it will let us be on it for a while and will never restart. This only happens when someone tries to play Minecraft.
Can anyone help on this? Know what might be causing it?
Thanks so much in advanced!
"Event 41 Kernel-Power"
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly"
This doesn't really help me because it still doesn't explain to me WHY it's happening.
Faulty Hardware doesn't really makes sense because this is a brand new computer.
I appreciate all the help. I don't know what else to do now...ugh!
Method 1:
First, I would suggest you to follow these steps and run the System maintenance troubleshooter:
a. Press Windows key + W to search Settings.
b. Type “Troubleshoot” without quotes and click on Troubleshooting in the results displayed on the left side of the screen.
c. In the new window, click View all which is towards the left side of the screen.
d. In the list of options, click on System maintenance.
e. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
Method 2:
Step A: Boot the computer in Safe mode and check if the issue persists. Follow these steps to start the computer in safe mode.
a) Press the ‘Windows + C’ key on the keyboard.
c) Scroll down to Advanced startup, click Restart now.
d) Click on Troubleshoot, Advanced options, Startup Settings.
e) Click Restart, select Enable Safe mode and then press Enter.
Note: Restart the computer to start in normal mode.
Step B:
If the issue does not persists in Safe Mode then perform a clean boot to check if any third party application is causing the issue, as clean boot helps in eliminating software conflicts. Follow these steps to start the computer in clean boot.
Step 1:
a) Press the ‘Windows + R’ key on the keyboard.
c) Click the ‘Boot’ tab and uncheck ‘Safe Boot’ option.
d) On the ‘General’ tab, click to select the option ‘Selective startup’, and then click to clear the option Load startup items check box.
e) On the ‘Services’ tab, click to select the ‘Hide all Microsoft services’ check box, and then click ‘Disable all’.
f) On the ‘Startup’ tab, click ‘Open Task Manager’. In the Task Manager window under startup tab, right click on each startup item which are enabled and select ‘Disable’.
g) Click ‘OK’, and then click Restart.
Step 2: Enable half of the services
a. Follow steps 1a and 1b to start the System Configuration utility.
b. Click the Services tab, and then click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box.
c. Click to select half of the check boxes in the Service list.
d. Click OK, and then click Restart.
Step 3: Determine whether the problem returns
If the problem still occurs, repeat step 1 and step 2. In step 2, click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Service list.
If the problem does not occur, repeat step 1 and step 2. In step 2, select only half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Service list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.
If only one service is selected in the Service list, and you still experience the problem, the selected service causes the problem. Go to step 6. If no service causes this problem, go to step 4.
Step 4: Enable half of the Startup items
If no startup item causes this problem, a Microsoft service most likely causes the problem. To determine which Microsoft service may be causing the problem, repeat step 1 and step 2 without selecting the Hide all Microsoft services check box in either step.
Step 5: Determine whether the problem returns
If the problem still occurs, repeat step 1 and step 4. In step 4, click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Startup Item list.
If the problem does not occur, repeat step 1 and step 4. In step 4, select only half of the remaining check boxes that are cleared in the Startup Item list. Repeat these steps until you have selected all the check boxes.
If only one startup item is selected in the Startup Item list, and you still experience the problem, the startup item that is selected in the list is the service that is causing the problem. Go to step 6.
If no startup item causes this problem, a Microsoft service most likely causes the problem. To determine which Microsoft service may be causing the problem, repeat step 1 and step 2 without selecting the Hide all Microsoft services check box in either step.
Step 6: Resolve the problem
After you determine the startup item or the service that causes the problem, contact the program manufacturer to determine whether the problem can be resolved. Or, run the System Configuration utility, and then click to clear the check box for the problem item.
Step 7:
Note: After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to boot to normal startup:
a) Press the ‘Windows + R’ key on the keyboard.
c) On the ‘General’ tab, click the ‘Normal Startup’ option, and then click ‘OK’.
d) When you are prompted to restart the computer, click ‘Restart’.
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