Computer keeps locking automatically

Anonymous
2019-11-17T16:41:28+00:00

My computer keeps locking up. Ill try to run something and a blue screen will pop saying "locking..." And it will completely shut down. How do i fix this?

***Modified title from: my computer (dell, windows 10) keeps locking up, how do I fix it?***

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Anonymous
2019-12-05T19:26:00+00:00

Solved!!!!!

I have confirmed my critical battery level action suspicion I described before.  To test it I set my critical battery level higher and unplugged my PC to run it down to that level.  As soon as it reached that point, the blue "Locking" screen popped up and it went into hibernation just like it's set to do.  There was also another very quick notification screen/message but I'm not certain what it said.  I think it might have said something about critical battery level but, again, I'm not certain.  I am 100% certain that I saw the mysterious "Locking" message on a blue screen exactly as I'd been seeing it before all those times. 

So anyone else who is having this same problem, you most likely have a really old battery that drains super fast when you're working your PC hard and using a lot of energy.  Or your battery may be malfunctioning but leading to the same issue.  It's draining so quickly there's no time for the other power level notifications and it's going straight to the critical battery level action. 

There is another thread somewhere else where the Windows "expert" states that he is not aware of any screen or message that says "Locking" in Windows 10, which we now know is incorrect, and that is probably causing a lot of confusion for those of us that are experiencing this rare issue.  I even noticed that the font for this "Locking" message was the same Windows font we're so familiar with.  And since I read somewhere else someone was having this same issue on a Dell laptop, we can be certain that it is indeed a function of Windows 10. 

Now that I've confirmed it myself, I can stop worrying about malware or a virus causing it.  That would be a very weird thing to be causing anyway since there's no other issues related and I can always restart, or bring out of hibernation, my laptop no problem.

Well, I hope anyone else that's having this same, strange issue reads this and finally finds some clarity.  If you do happen to read this all and changing the battery does solve the problem, please post a response here if you don't mind.  Even though I'm 100% now that I've found the answer, I'd still like to get outside confirmation and also know if my efforts have helped anyone else.  This is such a rare, weird issue that even the Windows experts have been stumped.  It would be great for my ego to know I did, indeed, solve this mystery.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-02T13:18:28+00:00

    This has happened to me twice now.  It is most certainly a Windows 10 defect.

    The solution to this issue is to remove the battery and run your laptop without it.  No battery to check, no Windows process to shut your computer down and keep it from rebooting.

    It just happened to me.  I don't know what possessed me to try it, but I removed the battery and then attempted to boot it up.  Came back with no issues.

    Once I got the computer back up, I then tried to reinstall the battery.  Locked up again with the blue 'Locking' screen.  Your ego and genius, BrandonWade2 are justified.

    This is a pretty serious defect, in that it occurs across a diverse range of models of computers.

    The fix for this, definitively, is to remove the battery and not replace it.  This defect, essentially, turns your laptop into a desktop.  Not ideal.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-02T13:20:43+00:00

    Very helpful.

    The first time this happened to me, the computer came back on its own through the grace of God.  The second time, not so much.  I removed the battery and it came back.  You can't replace it, however, after you've removed it.  It turns your laptop into a desktop.

    Nice, right?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-02T15:16:54+00:00

    Very helpful.

    The first time this happened to me, the computer came back on its own through the grace of God.  The second time, not so much.  I removed the battery and it came back.  You can't replace it, however, after you've removed it.  It turns your laptop into a desktop.

    Nice, right?

    Fitted a new battery turn on without charger let it run down to 5% turn off and plug the charger in and fully charge. Do this for 5 or 6 times and wow 4 Hours and 55 Minutes no locking screen and no turning off by itself. Just a bit of a pain removing many screws from the base of the laptop battery remove battery and replace the fit the base back

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-07-03T17:25:59+00:00

    19041.329

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