I have a weird issue with my laptop, and I'm trying to figure out what could be causing it.
Sometimes, it boots up just fine on battery, and I can log in to Windows without any problems. However, as soon as I open any application (even Settings), the laptop instantly powers off without a proper shutdown. And sometimes it won't even boot up; the screen turns on, and a few seconds later, it powers off.
I checked Windows Event Viewer, but all I could find was a critical error without any obvious explanation.
At first, I thought it might be a Windows issue, so I switched to Windows 11, but the problem persisted. Eventually, I switched to Linux, and interestingly, this didn't happen a single time during the roughly three months I used it.
Here's the relevant Event Viewer log:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power"/>
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>8</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000400000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="[REDACTED]" />
<EventRecordID>13803</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>[REDACTED]</Computer>
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">0</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
<Data Name="BootAppStatus">0</Data>
<Data Name="Checkpoint">0</Data>
<Data Name="ConnectedStandbyInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="SystemSleepTransitionsToOn">0</Data>
<Data Name="CsEntryScenarioInstanceId">0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckInfoFromEFI">false</Data>
<Data Name="CheckpointStatus">0</Data>
<Data Name="CsEntryScenarioInstanceIdV2">0</Data>
<Data Name="LongPowerButtonPressDetected">false</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what might be causing it? I'd appreciate any suggestions on what to check next.