So I was chilling on my Xbox and all of a sudden with no warning it turns off and I have to go manually turn it on anyone know a fix as this has been happening for a month
#Shut off
winged oyster
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winged oyster
I also get no error code or pop up when the console turns on again and I’m using a series x that’s abt 3 years old
spare epoch
Check the steps provided here: https://support.xbox.com/help/hardware-network/console/console-turns-off-unexpectedly
winged oyster
i have tried all of these before and it doesnt help my console shuts off abt an 1 1/2 hours after i first turn it on
spare epoch
Is your console getting power through any kind of surge protector, extension cord or power strip? It's recommended to plug it into the wall directly. Trying a different cable may also help
winged oyster
im using a power strip
it also only crashes on my main game which is bo6
and it has crashed on star wars outlaws
blissful edge
The recommendation to plug it directly in to the wall is bad. I strongly recommend never plugging electronics directly in to the wall.
Just try a different power strip to ensure that yours isn’t broken / having a bad connection that gets interrupted
spare epoch
Oh, how come it's bad? It's what it says in the official link above, so I thought they knew what they were talking about.
blissful edge
It can be catastrophic.
They have it in there no doubt for some sort of weird legal reason.
It is not safe and I will never recommend it.
winged oyster
Could it be rendering
It take the 4k rendering and since it’s lowering to. 1080p
It uses power to adjust
spare epoch
That won't make a difference. Even with a 1080p output the games are still being rendered in 4k, they'll be downsampled
winged oyster
But it’s require power to down render them
blissful edge
You’re not running out of power because of the Xbox working hard
winged oyster
The fan feels like warm but not over 100 degrees F
And it only happens on bo6 and Star Wars outlaws
blissful edge
A faulty power cable outlet is 90% likely
If it was shutting down due to heat it would tell you that when it starts up
winged oyster
But it run bo4 easily
winged oyster
A faulty power cable outlet is 90% likely
How do I fix
spare epoch
Try a different outlet
blissful edge
Try different cables and outlets as mentioned earlier
winged oyster
Like a different plug on the strip
Cause my dad also uses this strip and his is fine
spare epoch
Yeah give it a try
blissful edge
That would be one step in troubleshooting yes
If that doesn’t work then you need to try a different cable
If that doesn’t work you need to try a different outlet
winged oyster
ive tried all 3 of them and nothing worked
and it has been crashing on multiple games
blissful edge
Remove all external storage devices and do a factory reset
blissful edge
Try “keep” first
winged oyster
my dads telling me it wont do a thing
blissful edge
Ok
blissful edge
It would be shocking to buy a new console before attempting one of the most basic troubleshooting steps 
winged oyster
this has happened to me before
then it stopped for a bit
and i reset my console back then
and it didnt work
blissful edge
Ok
winged oyster
I partially think it might be heat
Because there’s a lot of dust inside my console
blissful edge
If it was heat then there would be a full screen warning message when you turned the console back on.
winged oyster
but my xbox is super dusty on the inside could that be an issue