I guess after a few months its time for this - run Driver verifer and see what windows thinks is a bad driver. if it finds nothing its likely I need to look at hardware again
I don't suggest it very often as it can leave windows in a boot loop. It is running now, its part of windows. But it can be set to test drivers and put them in situations they shouldn't be in.
Driver Verifier monitors Windows kernel-mode drivers and graphics drivers to detect illegal function calls or actions that might corrupt the system. Driver Verifier can subject the Windows drivers to a variety of stresses and tests to find improper behavior.
1) search for “Create a restore point” and create a restore point
2) Create a bootable USB of Win 10 installer to use as a boot drive. download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB
3) go to command prompt (admin)
Enter these BOLD commands and press ENTER after each.
(Note the colon after C with no space; then the spaces which are important - one after T before / & T before { & } before B & Y before L)
C:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY
EXIT
Steps are just precautions. Once you have an installer and a restore point, you are ready to run it
step 3 just sets it up so you can get into safe mode at boot
read the instructions carefully - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/driver-verifier-tracking-down-a-mis-behaving/f5cb4faf-556b-4b6d-95b3-c48669e4c983
If you can't get into Windows because it crashes too soon, try it in Safe Mode. (For win 8 try msconfig here is how) and to disable verifier type the following. Verifier /reset
how to get into safe mode - "immediately" start tapping F8 (That means power button - then F8).
how to disable safe mode at boot -
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To reverse that you can use the same steps and type these (again note spaces)
C:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY STANDARD
Restart but F8 will not work now.
I don't suggest it very often as it can leave windows in a boot loop. It is running now, its part of windows. But it can be set to test drivers and put them in situations they shouldn't be in.
Driver Verifier monitors Windows kernel-mode drivers and graphics drivers to detect illegal function calls or actions that might corrupt the system. Driver Verifier can subject the Windows drivers to a variety of stresses and tests to find improper behavior.
1) search for “Create a restore point” and create a restore point
2) Create a bootable USB of Win 10 installer to use as a boot drive. download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB
3) go to command prompt (admin)
Enter these BOLD commands and press ENTER after each.
(Note the colon after C with no space; then the spaces which are important - one after T before / & T before { & } before B & Y before L)
C:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY
EXIT
Steps are just precautions. Once you have an installer and a restore point, you are ready to run it
step 3 just sets it up so you can get into safe mode at boot
read the instructions carefully - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/driver-verifier-tracking-down-a-mis-behaving/f5cb4faf-556b-4b6d-95b3-c48669e4c983
If you can't get into Windows because it crashes too soon, try it in Safe Mode. (For win 8 try msconfig here is how) and to disable verifier type the following. Verifier /reset
how to get into safe mode - "immediately" start tapping F8 (That means power button - then F8).
how to disable safe mode at boot -
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To reverse that you can use the same steps and type these (again note spaces)
C:
BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY STANDARD
Restart but F8 will not work now.