Try a stress test program like Intel Extreme tuning and see if you can replicate the crash.
If that works try a GPU stress test like 3D Mark.

It is possible something related to cooling or power has failed in your system.

Hmm, I mean, I hardcore game with maxed out settings and have never had any issues like this. I have an adequate power supply and water cooling. So I don't think that's the problem.

I've done some research and other people have had the same problem with Vegas Pro. Seems like its a software issue so far, with no real solution...

I'm upgrading my PC soon and going to Windows 11, so maybe that will stop it, somehow...

I doubt it's an issue with VEGAS Pro. VEGAS can crash itself but rarely the OS. Freezing the system implies overheating, insufficient voltage or some sort of fault.

Gaming usually doesn't stress more than the GPU whereas a VEGAS Mainconcept render can run every core at 100% for hours. But if you don't want to test further that's your choice.

I'm running a 7700 laptop here with a GTX 1050 with VP 15-21 and haven't seen it freeze the system (except when there was a NVIDIA driver bug that caused blue screens but that was fixed).

I doubt it's an issue with VEGAS Pro. VEGAS can crash itself but rarely the OS. Freezing the system implies overheating, insufficient voltage or some sort of fault.

Gaming usually doesn't stress more than the GPU whereas a VEGAS Mainconcept render can run every core at 100% for hours. But if you don't want to test further that's your choice.

I'm running a 7700 laptop here with a GTX 1050 with VP 15-21 and haven't seen it freeze the system (except when there was a NVIDIA driver bug that caused blue screens but that was fixed).

It's not even when I'm rendering. I literally open the program and it freezes completely, causing me to have to hard restart. Like literally not rendering and core is at like 4%...

I just rendered a video with Adobe Premier without any issues.

It's 100% Vegas Pro.

In your original post you said the issue was a problem when you render. Rendering can be one of the most intensive tasks a computer can do which is why I suggested a heat or voltage issue. With improper voltage settings I can crash both my laptop and desktop on render. Now you say that you have to hard restart the computer (not just kill VEGAS in task manager?) when just using it? That I have never heard of.

Any other clues as to the issue? More detail is helpful.

If you do get a new system I'd move past VP 14 as it can't take as much advantage of modern hardware.

Is the media that you are using of a type that is typical of the mdia formats available 8 years ago around the time when Vegas Pro 14 was released?

From a VideoMaker review of Vegas Pro 14 back in 2016, the supported formats for Vegas Pro 14 were:

Supported formats
Import: 4K XAVC S, 4K XAVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM Optical, DV, HDV, AVCHD, NXCAM, MOV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, WAV, FLAC, AAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, Surround Sound/5.1, BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OpenEXR-, DPX- and WDP image sequences

If you are using video from a modern smartphone or an action camera like GoPro and the video is in the HEVC (H.265) format, then using that format in Vegas Pro 14 is likely to be the problem. It would therefore be helpful if you could upload to this thread a detailed MediaInfo report (a free app) - more information here - of a typical example of the media on Vegas Pro 14's timeline.

When you get your new computer and you are using modern video formats, you might consider installing the trial version of Vegas Pro 21 to test it out.

In your original post you said the issue was a problem when you render. Rendering can be one of the most intensive tasks a computer can do which is why I suggested a heat or voltage issue. With improper voltage settings I can crash both my laptop and desktop on render. Now you say that you have to hard restart the computer (not just kill VEGAS in task manager?) when just using it? That I have never heard of.

Any other clues as to the issue? More detail is helpful.

If you do get a new system I'd move past VP 14 as it can't take as much advantage of modern hardware.

I also mentioned that just opening the program freezes it up too. And yeah it completely freezes my computer. I can’t do anything. I have to hard restart it by flipping the power switch off.

I really doubt it’s a heat or cottage issue. I have a decent computer, not overlocked at all. It’s crazy how it used to work just fine, now suddenly doesn’t a few years later. Sorta reminds me of what Apple was doing with their phones. Making them crap out every couple years to make people upgrade lol. That’s what this feels like.

I’ll probably just leave Vegas Pro all together when I upgrade. I’m not going to gamble another $200 on software that doesn’t work.

Is the media that you are using of a type that is typical of the mdia formats available 8 years ago around the time when Vegas Pro 14 was released?

From a VideoMaker review of Vegas Pro 14 back in 2016, the supported formats for Vegas Pro 14 were:

Supported formats
Import: 4K XAVC S, 4K XAVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM Optical, DV, HDV, AVCHD, NXCAM, MOV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, WAV, FLAC, AAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, Surround Sound/5.1, BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OpenEXR-, DPX- and WDP image sequences

If you are using video from a modern smartphone or an action camera like GoPro and the video is in the HEVC (H.265) format, then using that format in Vegas Pro 14 is likely to be the problem. It would therefore be helpful if you could upload to this thread a detailed MediaInfo report (a free app) - more information here - of a typical example of the media on Vegas Pro 14's timeline.

When you get your new computer and you are using modern video formats, you might consider installing the trial version of Vegas Pro 21 to test it out.

Actually yeah the test version is a good idea. That could rule out if 14 just doesn’t work anymore.
 

And yeah it’s the same type of file. It’s just recorded gameplay that’s MP4, and being rendered in MP4 as a final product.