Question random restarts - DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133)

May 18, 2023
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Hello,
For some reason my PC randomly restarts. Sometimes I get a blue screen but sometimes the screen is just black. This started happening about 2 weeks ago - before that the system has been stable for a very long time. No config changes were made.

Specs:
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ryzen 9 5950x
  • 64GB Trident Z RAM using DOCP
  • ASUS Crosshair VIII Dark Hero, BIOS version 4402
  • EVGA RTX 2080Ti FTW3
  • Samsung 980 Pro as my OS drive
I have tried the following but to no avail:
  • memtest, passed overnight
  • updating BIOS and drivers
  • using default CPU clocks
  • replacing CMOS battery
  • making sure temps are in check
  • checking drives for errors/corruption
Dump files: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AhxIj9_ypkMja1jLNsz9bXgPL4U?e=Pg4X9c
The last two are with driver verifier on, with the latest being on a clean boot.

Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.
 

ubuysa

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Two of the dumps are Driver Verifier trapped problems. Has somebody asked you to enable Driver Verifier? It's not normal to run with it enabled unless you're troubleshooting.

That said, these two dumps show that a driver is misbehaving in the way it handles interrupts. The IRP (Interrupt Request Packet) shows that it was a PCIe device having the problem..
Code:
16: kd> !irp ffffd70ea5a76e10
Irp is active with 2 stacks 2 is current (= 0xffffd70ea5a76f28)
 No Mdl: No System Buffer: Thread ffffd70e8a0cf040:  Irp stack trace.  
     cmd  flg cl Device   File     Completion-Context
 [N/A(0), N/A(0)]
            0 10 00000000 00000000 00000000-00000000    

            Args: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>[IRP_MJ_CREATE(0), N/A(0)]
            0  0 ffffd70e953f7370 ffffd70e9529cd60 00000000-00000000    
           \Driver\pci
            Args: ffffcd8e415d4168 01000040 00030000 00000000

Irp Extension present at 0xffffd70ea5a76f70:

The call stack reveals that the device driver thjat actually faouled up was nvlddmkm.sys, the Nvidia graphics driver.
Code:
.....
0xffffcd8e415d3b38 : 0xfffff8042d3e2b9b : nt!CarInitiateBugcheck+0x47
0xffffcd8e415d3b50 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3b68 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3b70 : 0xffffd70e9f8a79e0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3b78 : 0xfffff8042d3e182a : nt!CarReportRuleViolationForTriage+0x14a
0xffffcd8e415d3b88 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3b90 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3ba0 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3bb8 : 0xffffd70e9f8a79e0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3bc8 : 0xfffff8042d3e1324 : nt!CarQueryReportActionForTriage+0xa4
0xffffcd8e415d3bd0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3bd8 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3bf8 : 0xfffff8042d8db33c : nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+0xc8
0xffffcd8e415d3c20 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3c40 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3c98 : 0xfffff8042d8e1830 : nt!ViErrorFinishReport+0x11c
0xffffcd8e415d3cb8 : 0xfffff8042db83d90 : nt!ViErrorDescriptions
0xffffcd8e415d3cc8 : 0xfffff8042d8e1707 : nt!ViErrorDisplayDescription+0x47
0xffffcd8e415d3cd8 : 0xfffff8042d8c6201 :  !da ""ned a status that is incorrect.(0xFFFFFFFF). This is probably due to an uninitia...""
0xffffcd8e415d3cf0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3cf8 : 0xfffff8042d3dd1a7 : nt!ViErrorReport1+0x63
0xffffcd8e415d3d30 : 0x41746972706c7543 :  !da ""CulpritAddress = FFFFF8042E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d38 : 0x3d20737365726464 :  !da ""ddress = FFFFF8042E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d40 : 0x3038464646464620 :  !da "" FFFFF8042E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d48 : 0x4530303637453234 :  !da ""42E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d50 : 0x3d20707249202c30 :  !da ""0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d58 : 0x3037444646464620 :  !da "" FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d60 : 0x3145363741354145 :  !da "EA5A76E10.."
0xffffcd8e415d3d98 : 0xfffff8042d8da8c0 : nt!IovpCallDriver2+0x204

....

0xffffcd8e415d52d8 : 0xfffff8042d621d1c : nt!PnpCallDriverEntry+0x54
0xffffcd8e415d5328 : 0xfffff8042d57fd1b : nt!IopLoadDriver+0x523
0xffffcd8e415d5390 : 0xffff85846795b1e0 :  !du "\SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_e34a87a86b660..."
0xffffcd8e415d53d8 : 0xffffd70e9f4e26a0 :  !du "\Driver\nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d53e0 : 0xfffff80577b30000 : nvlddmkm
0xffffcd8e415d53f0 : 0xffffd70e9bb35050 : 0xfffff8042da31470 : nt!PsLoadedModuleList
0xffffcd8e415d5480 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5488 : 0xfffff8042d57f658 : nt!PnpGetServiceStartType+0x60
0xffffcd8e415d54a8 : 0xffffd70e9f4f3c70 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d54e8 : 0xfffff8042d57de98 : nt!PipCallDriverAddDeviceQueryRoutine+0x244
0xffffcd8e415d5538 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5548 : 0xffffd70e9f4e2820 :  !du "\Driver\nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5558 : 0xffffcd8e415d56c0 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5578 : 0xfffff8042d57cb52 : nt!PnpCallDriverQueryServiceHelper+0xfe
0xffffcd8e415d5590 : 0xffffd70e8a7e6530 :  !du "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1E07&SUBSYS_24873842&REV_A1\4&1d81e16&0&0019"
0xffffcd8e415d55d8 : 0xfffff8042d57bb4a : nt!CmOpenInstallerClassRegKey+0x3a
0xffffcd8e415d5628 : 0xfffff8042d57b222 : nt!PipCallDriverAddDevice+0x4ba
0xffffcd8e415d5650 : 0xffffd70e8a7e6530 :  !du "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1E07&SUBSYS_24873842&REV_A1\4&1d81e16&0&0019"
0xffffcd8e415d5688 : 0xffffd70e9f8a77a0 :  !du "\_SB.PCI0.GPP1.BYUP.BYD8.XHC1.RHUB.PRT6"
0xffffcd8e415d56c0 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d56f8 : 0xffffcd8e415d5750 :  !du "{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5750 : 0x003300640034007b :  !du "{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5758 : 0x0036003900650036 :  !du "6e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5760 : 0x00330065002d0038 :  !du "8-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5768 : 0x0031002d00350032 :  !du "25-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5770 : 0x002d006500630031 :  !du "1ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5778 : 0x0031006300660062 :  !du "bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5780 : 0x003000380030002d :  !du "-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5788 : 0x0065006200320030 :  !du "02be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5790 : 0x0031003300300031 :  !du "10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d57e8 : 0xfffff8042d50a471 : nt!PipProcessDevNodeTree+0x1b9
0xffffcd8e415d5860 : 0xfffff8042d63aef0 : nt!PiMarkDeviceTreeForReenumerationWorker
0xffffcd8e415d58a8 : 0xfffff8042d589092 : nt!PiProcessReenumeration+0x92
.....

The version of nvlddmkm.sys that you have installed is current...
Code:
16: kd> lmDvmnvlddmkm
Browse full module list
start             end                 module name
fffff805`77b30000 fffff805`7b3c8000   nvlddmkm T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: nvlddmkm.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_e34a87a86b660c23\nvlddmkm.sys
    Image name: nvlddmkm.sys
    Browse all global symbols  functions  data
    Timestamp:        Tue Apr 25 21:16:05 2023 (644818E5)
    CheckSum:         0379289F
    ImageSize:        03898000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
    Information from resource tables:

That would lead me to wonder whether you're running any anti-cheat tools? These often cause errors in the display driver.

If you're not running any anti-cheat tools then try rolling back to the previous driver version. Use DDU to remove the current driver version first.

The other possibility is that the fault is not in the graphics driver but the graphics card.

The DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION dumps are almost certainly the result of these nvlddmkm.sys issues, but it's not possible to analyse these BSODs from a minidump. Whenever you get a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD copy the file C:\Windows\Memory.dmp to another location (because it will be overwritten by any subsequent BSOD) and upload it for us to analyse.
 
May 18, 2023
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Two of the dumps are Driver Verifier trapped problems. Has somebody asked you to enable Driver Verifier? It's not normal to run with it enabled unless you're troubleshooting.

That said, these two dumps show that a driver is misbehaving in the way it handles interrupts. The IRP (Interrupt Request Packet) shows that it was a PCIe device having the problem..
Code:
16: kd> !irp ffffd70ea5a76e10
Irp is active with 2 stacks 2 is current (= 0xffffd70ea5a76f28)
 No Mdl: No System Buffer: Thread ffffd70e8a0cf040:  Irp stack trace. 
     cmd  flg cl Device   File     Completion-Context
 [N/A(0), N/A(0)]
            0 10 00000000 00000000 00000000-00000000   

            Args: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
>[IRP_MJ_CREATE(0), N/A(0)]
            0  0 ffffd70e953f7370 ffffd70e9529cd60 00000000-00000000   
           \Driver\pci
            Args: ffffcd8e415d4168 01000040 00030000 00000000

Irp Extension present at 0xffffd70ea5a76f70:

The call stack reveals that the device driver thjat actually faouled up was nvlddmkm.sys, the Nvidia graphics driver.
Code:
.....
0xffffcd8e415d3b38 : 0xfffff8042d3e2b9b : nt!CarInitiateBugcheck+0x47
0xffffcd8e415d3b50 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3b68 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3b70 : 0xffffd70e9f8a79e0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3b78 : 0xfffff8042d3e182a : nt!CarReportRuleViolationForTriage+0x14a
0xffffcd8e415d3b88 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3b90 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3ba0 : 0xfffff8042d266000 :  !da ""DRIVER VERIFIER IOMANAGER VIOLATION""
0xffffcd8e415d3bb8 : 0xffffd70e9f8a79e0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3bc8 : 0xfffff8042d3e1324 : nt!CarQueryReportActionForTriage+0xa4
0xffffcd8e415d3bd0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3bd8 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3bf8 : 0xfffff8042d8db33c : nt!VerifierBugCheckIfAppropriate+0xc8
0xffffcd8e415d3c20 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3c40 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3c98 : 0xfffff8042d8e1830 : nt!ViErrorFinishReport+0x11c
0xffffcd8e415d3cb8 : 0xfffff8042db83d90 : nt!ViErrorDescriptions
0xffffcd8e415d3cc8 : 0xfffff8042d8e1707 : nt!ViErrorDisplayDescription+0x47
0xffffcd8e415d3cd8 : 0xfffff8042d8c6201 :  !da ""ned a status that is incorrect.(0xFFFFFFFF). This is probably due to an uninitia...""
0xffffcd8e415d3cf0 : 0xfffff8042e7600e0 : pci!PciDispatchCreate
0xffffcd8e415d3cf8 : 0xfffff8042d3dd1a7 : nt!ViErrorReport1+0x63
0xffffcd8e415d3d30 : 0x41746972706c7543 :  !da ""CulpritAddress = FFFFF8042E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d38 : 0x3d20737365726464 :  !da ""ddress = FFFFF8042E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d40 : 0x3038464646464620 :  !da "" FFFFF8042E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d48 : 0x4530303637453234 :  !da ""42E7600E0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d50 : 0x3d20707249202c30 :  !da ""0, Irp = FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d58 : 0x3037444646464620 :  !da "" FFFFD70EA5A76E10..""
0xffffcd8e415d3d60 : 0x3145363741354145 :  !da "EA5A76E10.."
0xffffcd8e415d3d98 : 0xfffff8042d8da8c0 : nt!IovpCallDriver2+0x204

....

0xffffcd8e415d52d8 : 0xfffff8042d621d1c : nt!PnpCallDriverEntry+0x54
0xffffcd8e415d5328 : 0xfffff8042d57fd1b : nt!IopLoadDriver+0x523
0xffffcd8e415d5390 : 0xffff85846795b1e0 :  !du "\SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_e34a87a86b660..."
0xffffcd8e415d53d8 : 0xffffd70e9f4e26a0 :  !du "\Driver\nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d53e0 : 0xfffff80577b30000 : nvlddmkm
0xffffcd8e415d53f0 : 0xffffd70e9bb35050 : 0xfffff8042da31470 : nt!PsLoadedModuleList
0xffffcd8e415d5480 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5488 : 0xfffff8042d57f658 : nt!PnpGetServiceStartType+0x60
0xffffcd8e415d54a8 : 0xffffd70e9f4f3c70 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d54e8 : 0xfffff8042d57de98 : nt!PipCallDriverAddDeviceQueryRoutine+0x244
0xffffcd8e415d5538 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5548 : 0xffffd70e9f4e2820 :  !du "\Driver\nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5558 : 0xffffcd8e415d56c0 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d5578 : 0xfffff8042d57cb52 : nt!PnpCallDriverQueryServiceHelper+0xfe
0xffffcd8e415d5590 : 0xffffd70e8a7e6530 :  !du "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1E07&SUBSYS_24873842&REV_A1\4&1d81e16&0&0019"
0xffffcd8e415d55d8 : 0xfffff8042d57bb4a : nt!CmOpenInstallerClassRegKey+0x3a
0xffffcd8e415d5628 : 0xfffff8042d57b222 : nt!PipCallDriverAddDevice+0x4ba
0xffffcd8e415d5650 : 0xffffd70e8a7e6530 :  !du "PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1E07&SUBSYS_24873842&REV_A1\4&1d81e16&0&0019"
0xffffcd8e415d5688 : 0xffffd70e9f8a77a0 :  !du "\_SB.PCI0.GPP1.BYUP.BYD8.XHC1.RHUB.PRT6"
0xffffcd8e415d56c0 : 0xffff8584672b4d20 :  !du "nvlddmkm"
0xffffcd8e415d56f8 : 0xffffcd8e415d5750 :  !du "{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5750 : 0x003300640034007b :  !du "{4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5758 : 0x0036003900650036 :  !du "6e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5760 : 0x00330065002d0038 :  !du "8-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5768 : 0x0031002d00350032 :  !du "25-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5770 : 0x002d006500630031 :  !du "1ce-bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5778 : 0x0031006300660062 :  !du "bfc1-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5780 : 0x003000380030002d :  !du "-08002be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5788 : 0x0065006200320030 :  !du "02be10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d5790 : 0x0031003300300031 :  !du "10318}"
0xffffcd8e415d57e8 : 0xfffff8042d50a471 : nt!PipProcessDevNodeTree+0x1b9
0xffffcd8e415d5860 : 0xfffff8042d63aef0 : nt!PiMarkDeviceTreeForReenumerationWorker
0xffffcd8e415d58a8 : 0xfffff8042d589092 : nt!PiProcessReenumeration+0x92
.....

The version of nvlddmkm.sys that you have installed is current...
Code:
16: kd> lmDvmnvlddmkm
Browse full module list
start             end                 module name
fffff805`77b30000 fffff805`7b3c8000   nvlddmkm T (no symbols)          
    Loaded symbol image file: nvlddmkm.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_e34a87a86b660c23\nvlddmkm.sys
    Image name: nvlddmkm.sys
    Browse all global symbols  functions  data
    Timestamp:        Tue Apr 25 21:16:05 2023 (644818E5)
    CheckSum:         0379289F
    ImageSize:        03898000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
    Information from resource tables:

That would lead me to wonder whether you're running any anti-cheat tools? These often cause errors in the display driver.

If you're not running any anti-cheat tools then try rolling back to the previous driver version. Use DDU to remove the current driver version first.

The other possibility is that the fault is not in the graphics driver but the graphics card.

The DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION dumps are almost certainly the result of these nvlddmkm.sys issues, but it's not possible to analyse these BSODs from a minidump. Whenever you get a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD copy the file C:\Windows\Memory.dmp to another location (because it will be overwritten by any subsequent BSOD) and upload it for us to analyse.

Hi, yes someone from the Microsoft forum was helping me troubleshoot it and they asked me to enable it.

I do have EasyAntiCheat because of some of the games that I have installed. I wasn't playing any game when these BSODs occurred though, if it matters. In fact I'm able to play games with no interruptions at all. The restarts have happened either when I was idle for many hours, or when I was just browsing/doing light workloads.

I will try DDU and install the previous driver.

Thanks.
 
May 18, 2023
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The DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION dumps are almost certainly the result of these nvlddmkm.sys issues, but it's not possible to analyse these BSODs from a minidump. Whenever you get a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD copy the file C:\Windows\Memory.dmp to another location (because it will be overwritten by any subsequent BSOD) and upload it for us to analyse.

I got another DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD. I wasn't doing anything - I was AFK and when I got back I was greeted by the blue screen.

I've uploaded my memory.dmp file and my latest minidump as well, as I saw that one was generated when I logged back in.


Thanks for your help.
 

ubuysa

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Thanks, but I meant IF/WHEN you get a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD. The memory dump you kindly uploaded is the same as one of the minidumps we've already seen. When a BSOD happens a minudump is written to the C:\Windows\Minidump folder and a kernel dump is written to the file C:\Windows\Memory.dmp - overwriting any dump that was already there. Thus, whilsty there are many mindiumps stored, there is only ever one kernel dump - for the most recent BSOD

To recap - IF you get another DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD please upload the C:\Windows\Memory.dmp file.
 
May 18, 2023
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Hi, I did get another BSOD and [051823-9937-01.dmp] was created (which I uploaded to the folder I linked in my previous post) The MEMORY.dmp file did not seem to be overwritten though for some reason.

Also I got another BSOD this morning but no MEMORY.dmp was generated in my C:\Windows folder.
 

ubuysa

Distinguished
Pity, that BSOD needs a kernel dump to properly analyse. Are you sure the file C:\Windows\Memory.dmp hasn't changed? Check the timestamp. If you wrote a kernel dump once (which you did) you should have written one for this BSOD.

Upload it to the cloud in any case...
 
May 18, 2023
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Pity, that BSOD needs a kernel dump to properly analyse. Are you sure the file C:\Windows\Memory.dmp hasn't changed? Check the timestamp. If you wrote a kernel dump once (which you did) you should have written one for this BSOD.

Upload it to the cloud in any case...

Hmm... regarding my previous post.

First BSOD:
  • DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION
  • A minidump was generated, timestamped 20:40
  • I moved memory.dmp which was timestamped 14:00ish to another location and then uploaded it (it's the one which you found the same as one of the previously uploaded minidumps)
Second BSOD:
  • Did not have DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION or any other error / detail below the main message of the blue screen
  • I had to manually turn off and then turn on the machine because the blue screen was there for many hours seemingly with no progress
  • No minidump was generated
  • No memory.dmp was generated
In any case, for some reason my system has been stable for 27h now (and counting). The only change I've made is not running the task manager - I've always had it on pretty much 24/7 previously. It's quite silly but do you think this could be the cause, or it's just a red herring?

Appreciate your assistance.

edit: pc crashed literally a minute after firing up task manager :( no bsod, system just stopped responding so I pressed the restart button
 
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