Windows 10 1709 freeze randomly

I run a FX8320 as well, I very much doubt its GPU related as its a system freeze not a graphics display error. I've noticed a lot of FX series users in this thread having the issue so its likely something going on there.

At some point this year I'm switching to a Ryzen system so I'll be interested to see if this issue persits when I finally swap things over, but until then I'm not touching it.

Well.

Actually, I already did that once.

When Fall Creators Update appeared, I upgraded, and the freezes started.

I was actually thinking it had to do with something with old installation plus new installation thing.

Turns out I rolled back to 1703 and it was solid again. But many things were not working anymore.

FLAC and MP3 thumbnails not working. Folder icons having black background.

I already had problems like this in 1703, and because it became really annoying, I thought going totally clean w/ 1709. 

It turns out this build has this bug, even with all up-to-date patches and updates applied.

Must be something related to the GPU or AMD processor (FX 8320-E) here.

This is a AMD white-box GA-990XA-UD3 with 8GB RAM with the processor above and a GT630 GPU.

I have a Lenovo notebook which had no problems at all with 1709.

So it could be very well the case of being "Fast Start Up" issue.

I'd recommend going back to 1703, even if your system files don't have it I'm sure you can do so via mircosoft downloads. I've delayed mine to upgrade for 365 days that was months ago and I've not had a single crash since. Every time I've tried to upgrade to 1709 I freeze within a few days, then freeze with increasing frequency, until my system is completely unusable.

I am hoping to be able to skip version 1709 entirely and by the time I need to upgrade I can do whatever major version is next, which I'd hope doesn't have the issue (though it may have other issues).

It's quite amusing how Microsoft workers reply to issues:

a) Are you using Microsoft Windows?

b) Have you installed Office instead of LibreOffice?

c) Did you accesss the Accessibility tab and turned on high constrast so the freeze can stop?

d) After these steps can you make even sure you have a computer?

Man... this is insane.

I confirm the lock up on a fresh 1709 install - 100% working hardware, SSDs perfect everything perfect.

1703 was robust as a rock for over a year without a single crash.

4 days after fresh 1709 install and got one big lockup. RESET.

Disabled Fast Start Up. Let's see if this helps. 

I will be reporting if this will keep crashing... Should crash in about 5 days or less.

After about a year of windows freezing during the install of 1709, I finally found a flawless reason! I finally upgraded my power supply from 500w to 1000w and it upgraded without a single freeze up! Hope this helps! I also upgraded my video card from nvidia geforce 660 to gtx 1050ti. Although, it wouldn't work without the power supply. I am currently using the Asus cm6730 tower for reference. It has the original I7-3770 3.7 ghz  processor. So without a doubt, windows 10 version 1709 will not install with a 500w power supply.