Some Windows 7 users have been hit with a strange bug this week that prevents them from shutting their computer down. When the user attempts to perform a shutdown or a reboot using traditional Start ...

A weird bug of unknown origins has been hitting Windows 7 computers this week, according to multiple reports online. Windows 7 users have been reporting that they are receiving a popup message that ...

Nobody knows what's causing this bug. Last week, reports surfaced online that Windows 7 PCs weren't able to shut down or restart. When trying to complete either action, Windows 7 displays a pop-up ...

I'm trying to figure out how audit policy settings work, and there's something I don't understand. This is Windows 7 64-bit (my home PC). Not in a domain. In the group policy editor, under Computer ...

Some options to beef up security on your Windows computer aren't available in the Settings app. You can find them in the Group Policy Editor, provided you're using Windows Pro or Enterprise editions.

Have you tried to start the installation of another OS (Linux for example), to see if it proceeds? If it does, that would rule out the possibility of a failing HDD.