My Windows 8 just crashed. How do I find out why?

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How do I troubleshoot hardware issues related to a computer freeze/crash?

Are there logs somewhere? Which process is to blame? Is it hardware or software? Where do I start looking for these things..?

Answer 1

Event viewer would be the best method to view logs and error messages in Windows.

Simply press 'windows key + w' to pull up a search and type in 'event', then click on 'View Event Logs.'

Here is a post explaining how to use Event Viewer to quickly, and properly identify the culprit. Click Here

Answer 2

Apparently, you should check the .log files in the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 directory. Maybe a good file manager will help?