Having to constantly "re-start" Windows 7

Hi...
My wife's computer has to be constantly restarted. Note: It does NOT restart itself....just that when she clicks on a link,
the box opens but...the link never does...hence, restart, and then the link opens. What is causing that? Is it an easy
fix, or just a part of Win7? Thanks, in advance...Tony

Hello Tony,
Please provide us with your Event Viewer administrative logs by following these steps:
Click Start Menu
Type eventvwr into Search programs and files (do not hit enter)
Right click eventvwr.exe and click Run as administrator
Expand Custom Views
Click Administrative Events
Right click Administrative Events
Save all Events in Custom View As...
Save them in a folder where you will remember which folder and save as Errors.evtx
Go to where you saved Errors.evtx
Right click Errors.evtx -> send to -> compressed (zipped) folder
Upload the .zip file to Onedrive or a file sharing service and put a link to it in your next post
Advice offered in good faith. It is your decision to implement same. Wanikiya and Dyami - Team ZigZag

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