Edition: Windows 10 Home
Version: 20H2
Build: 19042.844
Specs w/ Driver Information:
Version: 20H2
Build: 19042.844
Specs w/ Driver Information:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.
- Default Ryzen Balanced Power Setting.
- RAM: G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3200 (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR)
- Current Speed (Default w/ D.O.C.P. Disabled): 2133 MHz.
- MOBO: ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi)
- BIOS Version: 3405
- AMD Chipset Driver: 2.13.27.501
- Intel Bluetooth Driver: 22.30.0.4
- Intel Wireless WiFi Driver: 22.30.0.11
- Realtek LAN Driver: 10.42.526.2020
- Realtek Audio Driver: 6.0.8971.1
- GPU: MSI Gaming X RTX 2060 Super
- NVIDIA Driver: 461.72 (Game Ready)
- SSD: Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD.
- Latest Firmware.
- PSU: EVGA 750W G2 Gold.
- I cloned my stable build of Windows 10 (1909).
- Wiped my SSD and all of its partitions, and performed a new Windows 10 installation to version 20H2.
- I updated all of my drivers and to their latest versions as listed above.
- I was able to get the latest Intel Bluetooth and WiFi drivers through an optional Windows update.
- The rest of the drivers I downloaded directly form ASUS, except for the chipset driver that I got directly from AMD.
- I just now updated my motherboard's BIOS setting and optimized its defaults.
I have yet to confirm if this fixed anything since my PC freezes at random times, BUT I still want to see if there are any other possible fixes I should think about.
- This behavior started with the feature update to version 2004. I roll-backed the update then to ver. 1909, tried ver. 20H2 when it came out, and roll-backed that when the behavior continued.
- Windows Update started to force the 20H2 version recently with every 1909 Cumulative Update, so that is the reason why I decided to do a back-up and fresh installation.
- Note:
this isn't due to any recent behavior with my NVIDIA Drivers since this started all the way back months ago, and I keep my drivers updated with a clean installation regularly.
- The BIOS update didn't fix anything. My PC froze twice after updating it.
- During the second time it froze, I hit the power button on my PC and then the power button on my secondary monitor. Right when I hit the power button on my secondary monitor, my main monitor went black and I got some sort of error message that went away too quickly before my PC shutdown. This makes me think that it has to do with how my NVIDIA drivers and Windows 10 are managing my displays? Or maybe my NVIDIA Audio Drivers are at fault here?
- I went ahead and unplugged my secondary monitor and disabled the Audio Drivers for my GPU.
- During the second time it froze, I hit the power button on my PC and then the power button on my secondary monitor. Right when I hit the power button on my secondary monitor, my main monitor went black and I got some sort of error message that went away too quickly before my PC shutdown. This makes me think that it has to do with how my NVIDIA drivers and Windows 10 are managing my displays? Or maybe my NVIDIA Audio Drivers are at fault here?
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