Windows 10: DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION after Win10 clean install

So, recently, I’ve had problems with Windows 10. It began right after the setup finished. When I close the lid, and it goes to sleep, I would get a flickering screen with the lockscreen before just turning solid white, and a solid white screen with my cursor. After researching the problem, I determined that my graphics driver was causing problems AMD RADEON R5 HD Graphics driver. I installed a version of it from AMD’s website and suddenly it gets worse. It can’t restart, shutdown or sleep properly anymore. I immediately jumped to the conclusion that the newly installed driver went rogue on my PC. I downgrade to the version that came with my PC, 4 years ago, and it partially fixes. It can shutdown. But that’s about it. Sleeping and restarting are still not working. I tried a bunch of different versions, even using the basic MS pre-installed basic driver, however it was to no avail. Now, I’m trying to find a different culprit, which I am still trying. I heard that it could be your SSD driver, something about an “iaStor.sys” file not working on Windows 10. I search the drivers folder C:\Windows\system32\Drivers for it. This is where I’m stumped. I kind-of have it. I have 2, in fact. Only problem is that the names aren’t the same. I have iaStorAVC and iaStorV. I need to know if these also cause the problem. Will report back with more info when I can.

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Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech

 

Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

John

 

Recurring DPC_Watchdog_Violation, can't even finish WIN10 installation

I am quite frustrated about this recurring DPC_Watchdog_Violation, which is effectively preventing me from installing Windows 10.

I recently built a new custom desktop and it worked fine for a few days until a sudden froze in a game. Subsequent restart took ages and this BSOD kept showing up, and I was never able to get to the Windows log in page. I wiped the entire M2. SSD and hoped
that a clean install would solve the problem. However, installing Windows 10 via USB is a game of chance, sometimes even booting from the usb would result in the DPC_Watchdog_Violation. Even when I luckily got past the loading and finish the initial file copying,
the desktop would restart to 'get your device ready' as part of the installation, but it would always freeze and end up with a BSOD. Clicking on 'repair my computer' has a very high chance of instant death, and when it works, the option 'startup-fix', 'reset
my computer' does not work at all. Therefore it is impossible to even finish the Win10 installation!

Initially I suspected a hard drive failure so I put the M2.SSD back to my old NUC and tried to install Windows. Surprisingly the installation finished with no problem at all. Disk check also found no errors. Then I transferred the M2 back to the new desktop,
still DPC_Watchdog_Violation all the time and Windows could never be loaded. I am quite puzzled by the observation and would appreciate any suggestions!