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Windows Kernel event ID 41 error in Windows 7 : “The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first”

original title: Windows 7 Pro 64bits shutdown unexpectedly

 

Hi Support,

I'm facing a very frustrating issue currently. My Windows 7 64bit Pro shutdown itself unexpectedly while the CPU start the "heavy" usage. When i said heavy it's only about 60~70% from the task manager view, e.g.loading 2 flash games from facebook or running 2 instance of VM machines. I can easily to simulate the issue by running any stuff to get CPU spike 70% and above, then it will shutdown immediately.

My desktop configuration as below:
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bits Genuine
CPU: Intel Quad Core 9550
RAM: 8GB

The issue started since June 11(last month). I tried install the latest update win7 SP 1 but doesn't help. The issue doesn't occur before June.

From the system log files:

The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

Log Name:      System
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date:          08-Jul-11 12:05:41 AM
Event ID:      41
Task Category: (63)
Level:         Critical
Keywords:      (2)
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      tay03
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
    <EventID>41</EventID>
    <Version>2</Version>
    <Level>1</Level>
    <Task>63</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-07-07T16:05:41.168820400Z" />
    <EventRecordID>824445</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>tay03</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
    <Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
    <Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
    <Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Any help would be appreciate
Thanks

Answer
Answer

Hi,

Follow the steps provided below and check if that helps.

Let’s disable automatic restart on system failure and capture the error message. Follow the steps provided below to disable automatic restart.

a)      Restart the computer and, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears.

b)      On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight the Disable automatic restart on system failure.

c)       Log on to your computer with a user account that has administrator rights and check if you’re able to login.

 

Method 1: If the above step did not help then, start the computer in clean boot to check if any third party application is causing the issue. Follow the steps provide in the following link to perform clean boot.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: Make sure to restart the computer back to normal startup follow step 7 in the link.

Method 2: Follow the steps from the following article and check if that helps.

Windows Kernel event ID 41 error in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2: “The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first”

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028504

Method 3: Follow the steps provided from the following link.

‘High CPU usage or irregular behavior occurs in virtual machines that are running in Windows Virtual PC’

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981285

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