I will try running the windows 7 64 bit drivers for a while and see if that has any effect, thank you for the tip!

Originally Posted by ArkahnX

I will try running the windows 7 64 bit drivers for a while and see if that has any effect, thank you for the tip!

I am having some similar problems that you are having. Did you have any luck installing the Windows 7 drivers? I too have an Nvidia GPU and was wondering if this was the problem. I was on Win 8 CP for months without anything but a hickup and it wasn't until I upgraded my CPU when problems started too come up. I have since gone back to Windows 7 and it has been running smoothly for months. It appears to only be a problem with 8 for me. :\

Guys, try running a task on the background that uses the CPU. Someone in the forums mentioned that the freezes happen when the CPU enters the power saving mode.
You can try disabling C-States if your bios allows it.

Nice tip! DM1 offers this suggestion in several threads also (I took this quote from http://www.eightforums.com/crashes-d...html#post96504 ):

If you have no disable C-States option in the BIOS (most laptops don't) you can workaround by creating a new Custom Power Plan and set - as an advanced option - in the Processor Power Management Tab the minimum processor rate at 50-70% ( i set myself at 50%) and the maximum processor rate at the very same value! (50%-50% or 70%-70%).

No crashes since then! Yes it takes from the processing power, but at least the system is stable.
As i noticed here and on other forums, this is an Intel only problem.

At this particular moment in time, I am back to running a stable copy of Windows 7. As Windows 8 was freezing at least once per hour, or whenever I wanted to do anything, which was resulting in serious workflow disruptions as well as data loss, no fix for windows 8 was going to be worth it for me. I could see the above suggested solution working, but as of now it is simply not worth my time or money to use Windows 8.

I thank everyone for their assistance, and encourage others with similar problems who haven't given up yet to create their own article and request assistance.

Just to keep things in one topic:

- play with video driver versions - both the latest available Windows 8 version from the chipset manufacturer:

Intel: http://downloadcenter.intel.com
nVidia: World Leader in Visual Computing Technologies | NVIDIA
ATI: Global Provider of Innovative Graphics, Processors and Media Solutions | AMD

and the original version that shipped (and was installed) when Windows 8 was first installed.

Power states may play a part in this (2 suggestions):

Originally Posted by RCOO

Guys, try running a task on the background that uses the CPU. Someone in the forums mentioned that the freezes happen when the CPU enters the power saving mode.
You can try disabling C-States if your bios allows it.

Originally Posted by usasma

Nice tip! DM1 offers this suggestion in several threads also (I took this quote from http://www.eightforums.com/crashes-d...html#post96504 ):

If you have no disable C-States option in the BIOS (most laptops don't) you can workaround by creating a new Custom Power Plan and set - as an advanced option - in the Processor Power Management Tab the minimum processor rate at 50-70% ( i set myself at 50%) and the maximum processor rate at the very same value! (50%-50% or 70%-70%).

No crashes since then! Yes it takes from the processing power, but at least the system is stable.
As i noticed here and on other forums, this is an Intel only problem.

And finally the type of installation.
I've seen a lot of installations that were "Upgrades" - and they have far more problems than the "clean" install.
If yours is an upgrade install and you're having these problems:
- backup your stuff
- wipe the hard drive (format)
- "clean" install Windows 8, letting Windows Update automatically install the necessary drivers.
More info about clean install in this Win7Vista "canned speech": Canned Speeches

hi, maybe I was lucky but this solved windows 8 freezing on my desktop,

1. remove wireless adaptor from my pc
2. pc now connected to router via Ethernet cable
3. window 8 no longer freezing nd is much faster than win 7

The Windows 7 Nvidia Driver still i got a freeze and also with the latest Nvidia driver too and this is on all versions of win 9 and i now have win 8 pro