Windows 11 BSOD Immediately after POST

[Smack2k]

Have an ASUS Z690-F Gaming WIFI Motherboard with 32 GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GTX 4080 running Windows 11

The machine was randomly blue screening yesterday and now it blue screens IMMEDIATELY after POST. I cant get into Windows at all. When I go into troubleshooter and choose command prompt to check the disk, it will BSOD and shutdown or reboot.

Initially I thought the issue might be with the Network card as I had seen errors in the Event Logs. I updated the driver and was still getting BSOD. I disabled the NIC in Windows and in the BIOS to see if Windows would work without that NIC running and the BSOD's seemingly got worse. Went back into BIOS and set it back to enabled and in Windows and I got back into Windows one more time before it started immediately BSOD after POST, with a different STOP CODE each time it happens.

I removed each stick of RAM and tested the computer with only 1 stick and no change
I removed the GPU and ran from integrated graphics and no change.

I have no clue WTF is going on here....the issue has just gotten worse and worse seemingly after each reboot.

Any ideas?

EDIT - I have also updated the BIOS on the MOBO to latest version and it updated without issue. Still BSOD

 

[kerberos_20]

with a different STOP CODE each time it happens.

would be more helpful to mention atleast some stop codes
but seein that it happens durin OS loading, then something is wrong with your boot drive

 

[Colif]

with different codes each time, my 1st response is

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. Memtest is created as a bootable USB so that you don’t need windows to run it

 

[ubuysa]

It sounds like a problem with a driver loaded at Windows boot time. I would try booting the Windows installation media, selecting 'Repair my computer' and use Startup Repair to see whether that can get you booting.

TBH if it's not your RAM then it's probably the boot drive itself.

 

[Smack2k]

Thanks, will give those a shot

 

[Smack2k]

Passes memtest with no issues.

It will not however allow me to boot to any USB repair drives.....ESET, Ultimate Boot CD both load but will freeze about about 5 seconds of being open and I cant do anything. I enabled CSM for the Ultimate Boot CD as well and it still freezes when accessing it.

When the computer goes into automatic repair, it will give the blue screen error and then reboot. If you can get into the troubleshooting area after a couple tries, it will blue screen after a few seconds in there.

I can get it to boot off a Windows 11 Boot USB, but I cant do much as when I choose repair it takes me to the troubleshooting area, where I cant do much.

I guess its just f'd......

 

[ubuysa]

If you use the system restore feature you can restore to a prior restore point from the Windows installation USB.

 

[Smack2k]

BSOD when trying System Restore

 

[Smack2k]

Could it be the Motherboard?

I tried to run the Ultimate Boot CD and when loading any software on it, I would get a kernel panic error.

 

[ubuysa]

A BSOD with system restore on the installation system really does point pretty strongly at hardware.

What is your boot drive model?

 

[Smack2k]

I opened an RMA with ASUS for the board....it was accepted and its being shipped to them tomorrow.

Thanks for the information, but it really appears this is the board.

I put another new HDD in it and booted off Windows 11 USB....boots to media, as soon as I click Install now, BSOD.

 

[ubuysa]

Ok, that sounds like a plan. Let us know how things go with a new board

 

[Smack2k]

Will do!

 

[Smack2k]

So I got a new motherboard from ASUS and the same issue is happening....you can go into BIOS and do anything, but the minute you try to boot into Windows or the M2 drive it hangs or blue screens.

It will hang at Automatic Repair or Diagnosing Issues with the ASUS logo still showing

I booted off a Windows 11 USB installation media and tried a startup repair..blue screen

I booted again off the Windows USB media, deleted all the partitions on the drive, then clicked to start setup and immediately after partition screen, it will start copying install files and blue screen

APC_INDEX_MISMATCH - FILTMGR.SYS

Ive read to run sfc /scannow and other things but I dont even have Windows installed, this happens as soon as it starts copying files. Ive tried from several USB sticks that work fine on other computers.

Could it be the PSU possibly? I just have no clue what the heck is going on

 

[kerberos_20]

what does that bluescreen says?

 

[Smack2k]

APC_INDEX_MISMATCH
FLTMGR.SYS

 

[Smack2k]

I tried another power supply.....still BSOD trying to even install Windows

 

[kerberos_20]

APC_INDEX_MISMATCH - FILTMGR.SYS

during installation? huh thats some faulty hardware

try to disable virtualisation in bios (intel VT-D)

 

[ubuysa]

I would check your RAM before doing anything else, what you describe is pretty certain to be a hardware issue, and RAM is always the first place to look.