Windows 10: Blue Screen of Death caused by BIOS Administrator password?

Hey, all.

So, I was messing around in my BIOS (motherboard is ASUS B85M-E; BIOS is on the latest version - 3602) & I wanted to see what the User & Administrator passwords did because I was curious. I set up the Administrator password & exited the BIOS. Windows booted normally to the Lock Screen & a couple of seconds later it crashed. The BIOS has been flashed twice to the latest version with no issues (1st time: 3504 --> 3602; 2nd time: reflashed the same BIOS version - 3602). Flashing was done through the BIOS using a FAT32 USB Drive. I've never had any BIOS related issues (no POST issues, no boot issues...), so it's weird to me that the BIOS would cause a BSOD. My BIOS settings are:

DRAM Frequency: DDR3-1600MHz (my RAM can run at this frequency & this is the maximum frequency the motherboard supports).
Intel Virtualization Technology: Enabled (I use VMs, so I have to enable this feature in the BIOS).
Fast Boot: Disabled (gives me more time to enter the BIOS).

Everything else is set to the BIOS defaults.

Windows version: Windows 10 Pro 20H2 x64
Build: 19042.844

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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

 

Blue Screen of Deaths on a Daily

I have tried all of the options there, Which is why i included in my post the lists of things that i performed to isolate the cause of bsod. Thanks