Windows 10: Blue Screen of Death after Windows Update

Recently, I got forced to update Windows 10 to version 1903 OS build 18362.267.

A day after the update I got a BSOD while playing CS:GO and this happened regularly at about one BSOD a day while in game.

I saw on another thread that it may be because of graphics drivers, so I updated my drivers and the problem was gone.


Now a few days have passed, I got another BSOD while playing Overwatch with an error DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION. However, it seems like most people get this problem because of the iastor.sys driver. But I don't have that driver so I don't know how I got the BSOD.

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Blue Screen of death

Hi Cruize,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Are you able to boot to the desktop?
• What is the exact error message you get on the screen?

I would suggest you refer to the following Microsoft article on
Troubleshoot blue screen errors and check.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/troubleshoot-blue-screen-errors

Reference: Refer to the following Wiki article created by ZigZag3143 (MS - MVP) on
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

BSOD Finding and fixing them

Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Blue screen of death issue

Hi Malcolm,

Blue screen of death error can be caused either by hardware failure or software compatibility. To help you resolve the blue screen of death issue, we would like to get more information:

• Please provide the complete stop error message that you are getting.
• Were there any changes made prior to the issue?

We recommend following the troubleshooting steps in the article:
Troubleshoot blue screen errors

Should you need further help, you're always welcome to post back.

 

1803 update causing PC crash with Blue Screen of Death

Hello annebinding,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

To address your concern, kindly help us with the following questions:

1. What is the make and model of the computer?
2. What is the exact error code/message you receive regarding the Blue Screen of death?

I understand that you are facing an issue regarding Blue Screen of Death. A faulty device driver or system service might be responsible for this. Hardware issues, such as BIOS incompatibilities, memory conflicts, and IRQ conflicts can also generate BSOD.
We will look into this for you.

I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the following article step-by-step and see if it works:

• Troubleshoot blue screen errors
  

The Operating System is designed to automatically receive new updates by default. We recommend not to stop the updates, since the updates consists various security patches and latest driver updates which helps to keep the computer safe and secure. Windows
Updates will eventually need to be installed and downloaded, regardless of your update settings. However, you may temporarily pause updates from being downloaded and installed.

To know more on how to pause updates, you may refer to an article on:
Manage updates in Windows 10.


Kindly get back to us with the results, we are looking into this for you and we will be glad to assist you if the issue persists.

Regards,

Mala S

Microsoft Community - Moderator