Windows 10: Application Error 0xc0000005 when trying to start multiple PC games

Hello,I have been stumped on this issue for over a month now. My desktop PC is brand new from the store, less than 3 months old. I installed windows 11 Home came w/ PC, and steam, and some games. I have been repeatedly getting the Application Error 0xc0000005 when trying to run games. I have read THIS help article among many other resources online, which did provide me some avenues to test. I've done the command prompt sfc /scannow , and it tells me there ARE corrupt files that it cannot fix.Now, I saw the next step was to reinstall windows if that be the case... and I did. And guess what.

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Application Error (0xc0000005)

Hi,

Application Error 0xc0000005 (Access Violation) error is usually caused by your computer not being able to correctly process the files and settings required to run a particular program or installation. Despite the error showing when you
try and use particular pieces of software, it has many different causes including faulty RAM problems, errors with the files of your PC and issues with the settings of your PC.

In this case, we suggest that you check for corrupted Windows system files. System File Checker (SFC) is a utility in Windows that scans for corrupted Windows system files. If it finds a problem, it will try to replace the problematic system files from a
cached version that’s on your PC.

To run System File Checker (SFC), follow these steps:

• In the search box on the taskbar, type command prompt, press and hold (or right-click)
  Command Prompt, then select Run as administrator >
  Yes.
• At the command prompt, type sfc /scannow (note the space between sfc and the /). Scanning will take a few minutes.
• If SFC finds corrupted files and replaces them, restart your PC and check if the issue persists.
  

For more info about System File Checker, see
Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

Problems when oppening game launchers. code 0xc0000005(the application was unable to start correctly).

• Scan Your System For Malware
• Temporarily Disable Your Antivirus
• Fix Registry
• Turn Off DEP
• Check RAM
• Run System File Checker
• Update Faulty Drivers
• Restore Your System
• Take off all the software you donot use anymore.

 

Random apps and games crashes with error 0xc0000005 and blue screens

Since the end of July 2019 my apps and games (including windows services) have been crashing randomly, the windows event log lists these crashes with error 0xc0000005, here's an example for the game Verdun (other apps and games crash with the same error):

Faulting application name: Verdun.exe, version: 2019.2.4.15146, time stamp: 0x5d65bc48

Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000

Exception code: 0xc0000005

Fault offset: 0x00003ffca4ea3081

Faulting process ID: 0x1760

Faulting application start time: 0x01d5859441ddbe1a

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\WW1GameSeries\Verdun\Verdun.exe

Faulting module path: unknown

Report ID: 47476bd7-22fa-4760-b22b-07598c183ba1

Faulting package full name:

Faulting package-relative application ID:

I have also been having random blue screens with the errors PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA and CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED.

I have used windows Driver Verifier and I managed to get some blue screens that point to the clipsp.sys driver but I don't think the content of the blue screen contains everything meaningful.

The crashes do not seem to happen in Safe Mode.

In the past months I have tried almost everything:

• Clean boot
• Updated windows to latest version
• Used all tools to check integrity or corruption like sfc, chkdsk, ecc.
• Clean reinstalled windows multiple times
• Replaced RAM modules
• Replaced motherboard

The crashes still happen. Since I have no idea what is causing these crashes my next step will be replacing the CPU...