windows keeps shutting things down "for my protection"

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  1. themusic

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    I.e when i plug in my digital camera and try to access a different hard drive apart from the C drive.

    does anyone know how i stop this?
     
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    An instance where the computer is shut down when a device is added is usually caused by a bad driver. If the problem only started happening recently, try using system restore. If it's a bit more veteran than makes system restore possible, then try and uninstall the device from the windows hardware manager then try reinstalling it.
     
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    hi, iv done a restore but its still the same, iv narrowed it down to video files now it lets me access my different hard drives , its whenever i open a video it happens, any suggestions?
     
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    What video card/driver version are you using?
     

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