Question New Windows 11 system is very unstable, and several problems encountered ?

[Corntaxi]

Problem:
After installing Windows 11 using a third-party PE system tool, the system is unstable. The latest NVIDIA graphics driver and Armoury Crate cannot be installed. Drivers provided by Windows Update can be installed, but some require multiple attempts. The system frequently experiences BSODs (e.g., IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION, KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE, HYPERVISOR_ERROR. ). Applications randomly close by themselves, and Chrome frequently crashes(Status access violation).

When using a bootable USB created by the official Windows installation tool, the system goes black and restarts right after the activation key step—regardless of whether a key is entered or skipped.

Before successfully installing the OS, the SSD does not appear in the boot device list. After installation, “Windows Boot Manager” appears.

Issues that occurred before this:
The previous Windows installation occasionally BSODed during shutdown and rebooted unexpectedly. Windows Updates and the latest NVIDIA drivers consistently failed to install.

Initially, I tried a clean installation of the NVIDIA driver without using the NVIDIA app, but installation still failed. I suspected Windows Update failures were related, so I attempted to update the OS.

The system-recommended repair version failed to download. A reinstall of Windows with files preserved also failed.

While backing up files, I couldn’t detect my Samsung external SSD, so I attempted to reinstall the Samsung SSD drivers. Accidentally, I uninstalled the internal SSD driver, which caused the system to immediately reboot and never boot into Windows again.

Attempts to reinstall Windows kept failing with the same symptoms—SSD not detected and black screen reboot after the activation key step.

Suspecting a faulty SSD, I replaced it with the same model, but the problem persisted.

Steps already attempted:

• Updated BIOS
• Secure erased the SSD
• Cleared CMOS
• Reset BIOS to default settings
• Swapped components to confirm the GPU, RAM, SSD, and PSU are functioning properly
• CPU and motherboard have not been tested

Hardware Configuration:
CPU: Intel Core i9-13900K
Mobo: ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 [16GB x 2] 6000MHz
SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
GPU: ROG STRIX RTX 4080
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G XC

Please help!!😭😭😭

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

After installing Windows 11 using a third-party PE system tool, the system is unstable.
Where did you source the installer for the OS? Did you install the OS in offline mode, while all necessary drivers were also installed in said elevated command, while in offline mode?

ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI
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Updated BIOS
For the sake of relevance, please state the BIOS version you're on at this moment of time.

Swapped components to confirm the GPU, RAM, SSD, and PSU are functioning properly
Mentioning the make and models of the parts would lend some insight to the issue.

Suspecting a faulty SSD, I replaced it with the same model, but the problem persisted.
Either the issue is the BIOS/motherboard as it's made by Asus or you're encountering said issue due to a degradation issue on your processor as it's the 13th Gen.

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G XC
How old is the PSU in your build and what did it power prior to the RTX 4080?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Before successfully installing the OS, the SSD does not appear in the boot device list. After installation, “Windows Boot Manager” appears.

This is normal. Windows Boot Manager is boot entry for UEFI mode.

Attempts to reinstall Windows kept failing with the same symptoms—SSD not detected and black screen reboot after the activation key step.
Hardware Configuration:

• Intel Core i9-13900K
• ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI
• Corsair Vengeance DDR5 16x2 6000MHz
• Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
• ROG STRIX RTX 4080
• EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G XC

Remove graphics card from system. It might be faulty.
Have only single ram module installed.
Disable Intel RST, VMD controller.
Disable Secure Boot.
Disable Fast Boot.
Disable XMP, set DDR voltage to 1.25V.
Set CPU power settings to PL1 125W, PL2 188W, Iccmax 249A.

Install windows.

 

[Corntaxi]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

After installing Windows 11 using a third-party PE system tool, the system is unstable.
Where did you source the installer for the OS? Did you install the OS in offline mode, while all necessary drivers were also installed in said elevated command, while in offline mode?

I used the Laomaotao PE tool to boot and install Windows, and the actual OS installer came from the official Microsoft Windows 11 ISO. Laomaotao is a common Chinese PE-based USB boot environment that lets you create a WinPE disk and install Windows from a clean ISO. It was installed in offline mode. I’ve also attempted using the official media installer. The one successful installation also had the same instability issues. I went to BestBuy Geek Squad and the Windows installation they did also had the same problem.

ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI
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Updated BIOS
For the sake of relevance, please state the BIOS version you're on at this moment of time.

Asus Bios Version 2001

Swapped components to confirm the GPU, RAM, SSD, and PSU are functioning properly
Mentioning the make and models of the parts would lend some insight to the issue.

This is according to the note from BestBuy Geek Squad. I don’t really know what parts they used.

Suspecting a faulty SSD, I replaced it with the same model, but the problem persisted.
Either the issue is the BIOS/motherboard as it's made by Asus or you're encountering said issue due to a degradation issue on your processor as it's the 13th Gen.

I’ve had some infrequent game crashes due to issues with 13th Gen and I’ve updated my Bios since last year to reduce elevated voltage requests issue. So is my CPU finally done for after years of permanent damage?

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G XC
How old is the PSU in your build and what did it power prior to the RTX 4080?

It was bought the same time as everything else (Oct 2023) and it only powered the RTX 4080.

 

[helper800]

I’ve had some infrequent game crashes due to issues with 13th Gen and I’ve updated my Bios since last year to reduce elevated voltage requests issue. So is my CPU finally done for after years of permanent damage?

This sounds like the exact degradation issues my friends have had with 13th and 14th gen CPUs. Games constantly crashing to desktop, some BSODs, random programs acting weird or crashing. RMA the CPU with Intel to get a new one, but make sure you flash to the latest BIOS to prevent degradation from happening again.