What can cause a Windows Event ID: 41 to occur? - WKB91143

ENVIRONMENT

• Windows computer
• LAC/E32

ANSWER

• Low power to the computer
• No power to the computer
• Failing hardware, possibly the internal power supply
• The computer power button was pressed without doing a proper Windows software shutdown

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The error in the Event Viewer System log:

Log Name:      System
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date:          1/18/2018 10:46:16 PM
Event ID:      41
Task Category: (63)
Level:         Critical
Keywords:      (70368744177664),(2)
User:          SYSTEM
Computer:      Computername
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.