Windows 10: DPC_Watchdog_Violation

DPC_Watchdog_ViolationKeep getting BSOD DPC_Watchdog_violation...Only happens when the computer sits idle for awhile. If I have the screensaver off it can sit for hours without an issue and runs fine but will eventually give me the error if left long enough then restart. But if I turn on the screensaver it happens after about 10 minutes and completely freezes windows on the BSOD error message at 0%. The real kicker is if I leave it on the lock screen without logging into Windows it wont happen at all. It only happens if I've signed in and it happens faster if the screensaver is on.... I've tri

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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.