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Dell laptops reportedly hit by nasty bug causing repeated crashes, and this time it's not Windows 11's fault…

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  • There are multiple reports of a nasty bug affecting Dell laptops
  • It's seemingly caused by a recent update to Dell's SupportAssist app
  • Affected laptops keep crashing every half an hour or so, but there's a fix in either removing or disabling the offending support services

If you have a Dell laptop running Windows 11 and you've been experiencing it regularly crashing every half an hour or so, you aren't alone by any means — and thankfully there appears to be a solution.

After a tip from a reader, Neowin picked up that there are multiple reports on the Dell community forum complaining that the laptop maker's SupportAssist software is bugged, and causing crashes where the PC completely freezes with a Black Screen of Death (BSOD).

There are a number of reports on Dell's forum, and also on Reddit, noting that the issue is hitting fleets of PCs (in the...

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