Windows 10: DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Today, all of a sudden a BSoD appeared saying "DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION". So i researched into the cause of this error and found it was related to SSD. Then i went on to update my SSD Firmware using IntelMAS thinking it would solve the problem, but again the BSoD appeared. I scanned my laptop using chkdsk, sfc/scannow, Kaspersky Internet Security and Microsoft Defender, but i didnt found any virus. I always keep my drivers up-to-date and the only thing i didnt updated was the BiOS. I am not sure what to do next.

P.S. I am using Win 10 20H2 and my SSD is Intel 660p

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DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi,

It is possible that the error DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION may occur if the iastor.sys driver is incompatible with Windows 10. To isolate your issue, we'd like to gather more information:

• Have you made any recent changes before this issue occurred?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Any response will be highly appreciated.

 

Blue screen: DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

After a recent updating, my machine has blue screen every 5 - 10 minutes.

The error code is DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

I saw another post here which suggest to use "iastor.sys". But I don't have that in the driver list. Mine is storahci.sys.

Please advise! Thanks,

 

DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi Mattie,

The DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION blue screen error can be caused by a variety of hardware, firmware, driver, or software issues. Now, you mentioned that you already changed the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to standard. Did you update the driver as well? And also,
are you getting the same blue screen error when you play other games? Or is it only occurring when you play a particular game?

For the mean time, if you haven't tried any further troubleshooting steps, we suggest that you perform the suggested steps from this article:

Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

Let us know how this turns out for you.