[SOLVED] How to solve a boot loop on windows 8.1?

[aaronlobo45]

First off i want to apologize for posting a windows 8.1 question under a windows 10 tab. (only because there was no windows 8 option)

With that being said let me come to my problem.

I have a windows 8 system and it hasnt been used in a long time.. recently when i started it i found that after i put in my password for logging in, it gives a BSOD with memory management error and restarted.. However after it restarted, i tried logging in again and it worked, but again it gave a BSOD of Kernel Security Check Failure and restarted and keeps looping. I feel that my computers ram is at fault but im not sure about it.. Please tell me how can i fix this..

Also is it possible to do a SFC scan or run the windows diagnostic tool for checking the memory from the automatic repair screen using command prompt .

Thanks!

 

[Colif]

i moved thread, win 8.1 is in legacy OS section...

Also is it possible to do a SFC scan or run the windows diagnostic tool for checking the memory from the automatic repair screen using command prompt .

I don't know about 8 but if you can get to safe mode via those menus you should be able to then run SFC & DISM
see https://www.digitalcitizen.life/5-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-8-windows-81

Memory management BSOD can also be drivers, might pay to check you have newest for hardware. If it runs smooth in safe mode its likely drivers.

 

[aaronlobo45]

i moved thread, win 8.1 is in legacy OS section...



I don't know about 8 but if you can get to safe mode via those menus you should be able to then run SFC & DISM
see https://www.digitalcitizen.life/5-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-8-windows-81

Memory management BSOD can also be drivers, might pay to check you have newest for hardware. If it runs smooth in safe mode its likely drivers.

It directly gives me a BSOD after logging in... So i think safe mode might not work, but will still give it a try

 

[Colif]

it would tell us if its software or not,

Try making this on another PC - it creates a bootable USB - Try running memtest86 on each of your ram sticks, one stick at a time, up to 4 passes. Only error count you want is 0, any higher could be cause of the BSOD. Remove/replace ram sticks with errors.

 

[aaronlobo45]

i moved thread, win 8.1 is in legacy OS section...



I don't know about 8 but if you can get to safe mode via those menus you should be able to then run SFC & DISM
see https://www.digitalcitizen.life/5-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-8-windows-81

Memory management BSOD can also be drivers, might pay to check you have newest for hardware. If it runs smooth in safe mode its likely drivers.

Hey i ran the sfc scan but it got stuck at 46% verification so should i din the dism to check for errors?

 

[Colif]

Yes, run dism as it can fix the files sfc uses to check the system. then re try sfc

 

[aaronlobo45]

Yes, run dism as it can fix the files sfc uses to check the system. then re try sfc

Ok will try... But lets say none of this works.. Then will reinstalling windows do the trick?

 

[Colif]

Ok will try... But lets say none of this works.. Then will reinstalling windows do the trick?

It should, I just try to fix things without going nuclear on it.

Its your choice if you do reinstall.