Windows 10: Blue screen of death every once in a while after update

This has been a problem for me for a while now.When I boot my PC up, 9/10 times it boots up normally and everything works just fine. But during the 10th time these are made up figures, I just mean occasionally I run into the DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION blue screen of death which lasts for a minute or two, then the PC restarts and the cycle resets itself.This bug first started appearing after I installed the 20H2 update, and has not fixed itself after the 21H1 update. Things I've tried:1. Almost everything mentioned in the article referenced by the QR code updating drivers, uninstalling the updat

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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.

 

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.

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.

 

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