Windows 8 Preview Locks up after about a minute

quotidian · 29 Aug 2012 at 22:57

I've just installed windows 8 preview on my new pc and when I go to start using it I get logged in but then about a minute after I log in the system freezes and I can't use the mouse or keyboard.

SPEC:

3570k
z77-d3h
7850 2gb
4gb ram
1tb seagate barracuda

theheyes · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:20

Grab all the Windows updates if you can. There is a known bug with Ivybridge CPUs that might be your problem.

quotidian · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:22

theheyes said:
Grab all the Windows updates if you can. There is a known bug with Ivybridge CPUs that might be your problem.

Thats the problem I can't keep it going long enough to install any updates :rolleyes:

Also its definitely the system freezing as I put a video on youtube on to play and the music just stopped and started buzzing like a stuck record.

quotidian · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:30

Just rebooted and managed to get the windows update centre open and before it could download the updates it had already frozen

theheyes · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:32

Try enabling HyperV through programs and features. I've never known this bug to happen this frequently and consistently though, I'm only speculating this is the cause.

Glaucus · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:33

Do we know this is a stable system? Or is it a totaly new pc?

If totaly new system, check temps, ram the usuall stuff.

theheyes · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:34

Glaucus said:
Do we know this is a stable system? Or is it a totaly new pc?

If totaly new system, check temps, ram the usuall stuff.

This too, overclocks could be an issue as well.

quotidian · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:36

Hyper V (HOPEFULLY) seems to have done something good.

EDIT: Well it just made it last a wee bit longer before it froze, although I still didn't get any updates installed.

theheyes · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:39

quotidian said:
Hyper V (HOPEFULLY) seems to have done something good.

Try running the updates now.

theheyes · 29 Aug 2012 at 23:41

Any luck in safe mode?