Bootcamp - game freezes after a couple minutes?

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Bootcamp - game freezes after a couple minutes?

I decided to get boot camp a couple days ago and for the past 2 days whilst on my Windows OS, my games keep freezing and I am forced to manually shutdown my iMac. Any music in the background continues playing but my mouse is completely unusable. But when I'm on my Mac OS, everything is normal and I have no issues whatsoever. I really want to be able to use my Windows OS so I'm able to play the games I want to, but with the constant freezing I'm not quite sure I want to continue using Bootcamp for Windows OS.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 13, 2021 9:10 AM

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Loner T

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Apr 13, 2021 5:43 PM in response to m6cs

You have a iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) - Technical Specifications. Can you touch the rear-panel of the iMac and check if it feels hot to touch?

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m6cs Author

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Apr 13, 2021 12:38 PM in response to Loner T

It is a 2012 Mac. If it helps, I opened Task Manager on Windows and found that when a Roblox game is running, the memory tends to get really high and once it reaches the maximum, it causes the whole PC to freeze

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Loner T

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Apr 14, 2021 7:50 AM in response to m6cs

For older Macs, it is possible that the heat dissipation is not working properly, which may need to be corrected by applying new thermal paste on heat sinks. The symptom you describe is very similar to thermal shutdowns.

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Loner T

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Apr 13, 2021 9:56 AM in response to m6cs

What is the year/model of your iMac (do not post the serial number)?

What game are you playing? Do other games behave the same way?

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Loner T

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Apr 13, 2021 11:07 AM in response to m6cs

Click on About This Mac and check. Do not post the serial number of your iMac.

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m6cs Author

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Apr 13, 2021 10:16 AM in response to Loner T

I think my iMac is 2011 or 2012, I don't quite remember. It's quite old but it's 100% up to date. I myself use it for playing GTA and it tends to freeze. My youngest brother complains that when he is playing Roblox his game will end up freezing which results in us having to restart the computer. Additionally, when I've left the mac alone for 10-15 minutes and I come back, everything will take a while to resume and function as it was before I was using it. (example, my mouse can move but doesn't recognize what applications I'm clicking on)

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