Windows 10: DPC Watchdog Violation and Driver Power State Failure BSODs

I'm getting BSODs in a consistent manner, usually whenever I'm using PhotoShop or HitFilm Express; and usually either 'DPC Watchdog Violation' or 'Driver Power State Failure'.

Typically my mouse will freeze for a few seconds, after which it will run fine for a few seconds and then freeze up completely, and finally crash with a BSOD.

It's happened a few times while playing games, but usually only when I have Chrome open as well. I can use PhotoShop or HitFilm if I make sure to close any other programs beforehand, although if I leave the computer for a few minutes, with PhotoShop or HitFilm running, when I come back and start to work again it will BSOD.

Has been happening for a while now, and so far this is what I've tried:
- Updated drivers
- Reinstalled potential problem drivers
- Updated BIOS
- Performed a chkdsk /r /f on both drives
- Performed a sfc /scannow
- And finally, as a last resort, I did a 'remove everything' PC Reset.

The reset seemed like it solved it, but the next day BSODs started occurring again.

Computer is an MSI GE62VR 7RF Apache Pro laptop.

OS: Windows 10 Home
CPU: Intel Core i7-7700HQ 2.80GHz
RAM: 16GB
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

V2 Log Collector: MSI-(2019-05-24_08-38-23).zip

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BSOD - with DPC Watchdog violation plus Driver Power State Failure


Sigh... a brand new build on new components. Have a dual boot - works brilliantly in Win 7 (no errors) but fails mostly upon boot up in Win 10.

Crash dump analysis shows 7 dump files with 6 DPC Watchdog violations and 1 one Driver Power State Failure. Using WhoCrashed shows module ntkrnlmp.exe as likely culprit.

I am at a loss. Machine works great in Win 7 but is all sadness and woe in Win 10.

The debug file is loaded - and now?

Your help will be appreciated.

 

BSOD- DPC Watchdog violation

BSOD - DPC watchdog violation how to fix?

 

dpc watchdog violation BSOD

Hi,

DPC Watchdog Violation BSOD usually happens when an old firmware(device driver) is not supported by Windows. Let's try to fix your issue. First, kindly answer these following questions:

• Have you made any change to your PC prior to the issue?
• Are your drivers and operating system up-to-date?
• What are the troubleshooting methods you've tried so far?

We'll be looking forward for your reply.

Regards.