checked disk, ran a CHKDSK no errors, ran a disk check from win10 also all good.
I saw that you've already encountered the same issue before:
Core 0.20.0 sync stuck on a block, please help, has there been a fork?On August 2 last year, experiencing the same issue twice is a bit concerning.
Are you perhaps using Debian OS? Because there was an old closed issue, but not closed because of a PR that fixed it, but for using
par=1 to use only one thread for script verification that seems to effectively fix the issue.
Issue link:
/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/2726