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Laptop turning itself off

aaroncaz
aaroncaz Posts: 5,242 Forumite
Part of the Furniture
Did it last week and again tonight, plus maybe quite a few weeks ago, am on Windows 8, have an Asus K55V brought last November, tonight when turned back on said it was " configuring windows" didn't take long and came back on............ had problems a few weeks ago with Norton and had to do a system refresh am running malarebytes now, any advice please.

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  • Does it completely die like there's no power? Have you tried a system restore to an earlier date than the Norton problems you had?
  • aaroncaz
    aaroncaz Posts: 5,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    It just switched itself off, I brought the laptop and Norton at the same time, when new... so was never without until recently Norton.This was a system refresh I did which seemed to be different to the old system restore it didn't ask for restore date like system restore...
  • sickofusernames
    sickofusernames Posts: 303 Forumite
    edited 4 March 2013 at 10:22PM
    Maybe try a system refresh first, don't sound too good if it just completely powers off but its still covered by the warranty as only bought in November?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc

    Sorry, didn't notice you did this already, call the seller and see what they can do.
  • aaroncaz
    aaroncaz Posts: 5,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Brought it from Currys/Blacks, after the Norton problems I don't have much faith in them.
  • dm827430
    dm827430 Posts: 57 Forumite
    bought a new win8 laptop about a month ago, mine does the same. ive worked in IT for 30 years, its the worst OS i have ever seen. personally im going back to xp
  • aaroncaz
    aaroncaz Posts: 5,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Am bumping this as laptop just switched itself off again, it was not hot so not overheated , have ran malwarebytes and that was fine.........
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