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Discus and support Frequent BSOD with either "Synthetic Watchdog Timeout" or "DPC Watchdog Violation" -... in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have been getting frequent Blue Screen of Death issues with usually either "Synthetic Watchdog Timeout" or "DPC Watchdog Violation".This consistently... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by CRAddison, Apr 8, 2025.

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    I have been getting frequent Blue Screen of Death issues with usually either "Synthetic Watchdog Timeout" or "DPC Watchdog Violation".This consistently happens when I use graphics software such as Paint Shop Pro or Topaz Labs and when running some games. I can use other applications fine, such as Web Browsing or Word / Excel etc.Sometimes I can manage to use the apps that cause the issue with no problems but more often than not I'll get it at some point. It usually presents as a completely hung computer - the mouse pointer randomly freezes completely and nothing responds - and after a minute o

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