Windows is FUBAR. Explorer Crashes and more

[Jman]

Some of you helped with my boot issue on the same computer, but that got solved, but now, I'm at a loss...never had problems like this on my machine, and this is a fresh install!

I recently did a full wipe and reinstall (3 days ago), and things were running pretty well on the reinstalled system...then all of a sudden, yesterday afternoon, Windows Explorer began crashing at EVERY program open. Open Firefox? Explorer crash. AntiVirus? Explorer crash. My Computer? Explorer crash. EVERYTHING.

So, I restored a restore point from the previous day, when things were good. No dice....still crashes all the time (Explorer also crashed during the restore point console boot, but I still managed to complete it.).

BTW, the explorer crashes happen in Safe Mode too.

So, I tried a repair install of Windows. Well, now, the repair install is caught in a loop...it gets to "Installing Devices," goes about 70% through, then reboots and resumes the Installing Devices from the beginning. It looped about 3 times before I just shut the computer off.

What the heck is going on here? Does anyone have experience with this kind of oddity?

 

[LstBrunnenG]

Run memtest?

 

[Black Morty Rackham]

Run memtest?

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Shit like that is usually an indication of faulty hardware. I'm hardly the biggest Windows fan around here, but honestly, it's not THAT unstable. In my experience, the only way to make it that unstable is by breaking it yourself.