Im having a very weird issue with Steam. Moreso particularly Rust.
Ive had 0 issues since I have built my pc. All drivers, windows, bios are up to date (Ive done this several times)
Starting yesterday, everytime I try to start Rust steam will act as if the game is not installed (which it is) and then I will have to hit install, it will find the existing files, then its done. Then I try opening the game and it crashes at the Easy Anti Cheat splash screen with a BSOD that says "DRIVER_PORTION_MUST_BE_NONPAGED". Then I will restart the system, and steam will want me to reinstall the game again! and then the same issue happens! OVER AND OVER!
So of course I get right on google. Ive tried everything short of resetting windows.
Things Ive tried:
Im not sure if this is coincidence but this issue happened right after I used Nvidia GeForce Experience to Optimize Rust's graphic settings. Ive never had a issue with opening Rust until I did this. Not sure if its just a coincidence though. I tried using event viewer to see if I could narrow down why the crash is happening but I cannot seem to make sense of it. There are some errors related to Adobe services but I fully uninstalled anything I had with Adobe so not sure how it would still cause an error.
If there are any logs or files I can add to this thread to help find the issue please let me know and I will add them! Thanks ahead of time!
[SYTSTEM SPECS]
MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B450
CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x (4.2ghz 1.325v)
Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super OC 3x Windforce White (8pin only version)
MEMORY: HyperX RGB 2x8gb DDR4 3000mhz
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250gb / 500gb Seagate / 1tb Samsung 860 Qvo
PSU: Corsair cx550m
WIN: Windows 10 Pro
Case Cooling: Antec Prizm 3x 120mm rgb case fans with controller and 2 RGB strips / 1 default 120mm case fan
Case: Cougar MX330
Ive had 0 issues since I have built my pc. All drivers, windows, bios are up to date (Ive done this several times)
Starting yesterday, everytime I try to start Rust steam will act as if the game is not installed (which it is) and then I will have to hit install, it will find the existing files, then its done. Then I try opening the game and it crashes at the Easy Anti Cheat splash screen with a BSOD that says "DRIVER_PORTION_MUST_BE_NONPAGED". Then I will restart the system, and steam will want me to reinstall the game again! and then the same issue happens! OVER AND OVER!
So of course I get right on google. Ive tried everything short of resetting windows.
Things Ive tried:
- Update Windows and BIOS
- Testing RAM using Windows Ram Test (no errors)
- Tested RAM 1 stick at a time in MOBO
- Testing SSD Health (no errors nor predictive failure)
- ran SFC /scannow (found corrupt files and repaired them)
- ran chkdsk
- ran dism
- Booted into a safe Windows Environment with all services disabled
- Fully uninstalled graphics driver with DDU and then reinstalled
- System Restore to a previous date (the restore was for 3-4 hours before the 1st time the issue happened)
- Ran a Malware check (no issues)
- Tried running troubleshoot for BSOD but everytime I try it says "This cannot be done with this version of Windows"
- Fully uninstall the game AND Steam then reinstall
- Changed the Systems Paging File from Auto to the recommended value
- Install game onto a entirely seperate SSD
- Resetting Windows
- Fresh Windows Install
Im not sure if this is coincidence but this issue happened right after I used Nvidia GeForce Experience to Optimize Rust's graphic settings. Ive never had a issue with opening Rust until I did this. Not sure if its just a coincidence though. I tried using event viewer to see if I could narrow down why the crash is happening but I cannot seem to make sense of it. There are some errors related to Adobe services but I fully uninstalled anything I had with Adobe so not sure how it would still cause an error.
If there are any logs or files I can add to this thread to help find the issue please let me know and I will add them! Thanks ahead of time!
[SYTSTEM SPECS]
MOBO: MSI Tomahawk B450
CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x (4.2ghz 1.325v)
Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev.B
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 Super OC 3x Windforce White (8pin only version)
MEMORY: HyperX RGB 2x8gb DDR4 3000mhz
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 250gb / 500gb Seagate / 1tb Samsung 860 Qvo
PSU: Corsair cx550m
WIN: Windows 10 Pro
Case Cooling: Antec Prizm 3x 120mm rgb case fans with controller and 2 RGB strips / 1 default 120mm case fan
Case: Cougar MX330
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