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November 27th, 2022 03:00
Optiplex 7020 freezing randomly on Windows 10.
Till now I used my OptiPlex 7020 MT under Windows 8.1 (x86) Pro without any problem. Now I wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 (x86) Pro. After successful installation (to a different partition) with some applications, Windows 10 freezing randomly (sometime works hours, sometime 10 minutes). Booting Windows 8.1, it is working fine. When freezing (under Windows 10), the blue screen presents a message that Watchdog VIOLATION happened. Running sfc and DISM there is no problem. All the drivers and the BIOS (A18) actualised. The PC has i3-4160 CPU, 8 GB RAM, 240 GB Patriot Burst SSD, DVD RW, 1 TB Toshiba HDD, integrated video. The BIOS set non UEFI mode. Any help can be thankfully appreciated.
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redxps630
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November 27th, 2022 09:00
you can try delete all the windows 10 partitions only while keeping Win 8. You also need to preserve the system reserve partition on ssd if you want to be able to boot from Win 8. Having three os installed may have caused a not so clean operating environment. If a test install of Win 10 works, then do a complete clean install by wiping the entire ssd including system reserve partition.
when you preserve the system partition, win 10 install will not be clean as it will further modify and muck up this partition. Even if you delete the two previous win 10 partition, the system reserve partition still has os loader for those two. It will ask you which os to boot from even when those two win 10 os are ghost now.
redxps630
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November 27th, 2022 06:00
Try a clean install of Windows 10 from scratch by wiping the ssd (deleting all partition until only one unallocated partition is left).
sorbit_4
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November 27th, 2022 09:00
The Patriot SSD contains 3 primary partitions. The first contains the Windows 8.1, the second contains the Windows 10, the third an old Windows 10 Pro x64 (I don't use it, it served trying purpose). The HDD contains the data. Presently I use Windows 8.1, because it is stable and working well. If possibly I don't want to delete it for a while. The other two are not important. If necessary, I can delete them. Can I preserve the Windows 8.1? If the Windows 10 became stable, I intend to delete it.
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November 29th, 2022 01:00
Thank for yor answer. I tested Windows 10 x64 on the third partition, and it works fine. There is no problem with it. Refressed itself to 22H2 (from 1909). Till now I was averse from 64 bit system because I use several old programs and an old HP (PSC2175) printer. To my surprise all of them successfully installed. I decided that I will work on it (Win 10 x64) and will shrink the second partition (give the free space to Win 10 x64), delete the Win10 x86 and modify the boot menu (with EasyBCD). Thanks for the sugessions.