Skyrim Crashes to Desktop from Quick Save

[Buttons]

Every now and then when I hit my quick-save key the game cuts out and returns to window.... it isn't very often, but it shouldn't happen and when it does it couldn't have happened at a worse time. Last night I was going into battle a Hag when it happen. made me furious. At the moment I'm using f1 as my quick save, because it is in close proximity to "esc" and "~".

 

      Is the key I've chosen the problem, or is it my software?  

[David]

This has happened to me too. Try the following.

1. Load an older save that doesn't crash when saving.
2. Create a new save file (a new save through the start-menu; not a save over current file).
3. Open the console and enter "player.kill" without quotations.
4. Load your original save (the one that was crashing).
5. Type in player.kill
6. Test saving to make sure it worked!