Windows 10: How to fix a "DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION"?

This error has been happening for over a year and none of the fixes seem to work. Wondering if anyone got anything else I could try to maybe fix it.

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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,

 

Unable to fix DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi,

Thank you for the minidump files and as per the logs, the issue is caused by ntoskrnl.exe so I suggest you follow the below steps to fix the issue.

Step 1:

Go to search box next to windows icon and type Edit Power Plan

Step 2:

Then click on Change advanced power settings

Step 3:

Expand Harddisk and then expand Turn off hard disk after

Step 4:

Set value for On battery and Plugged into 0 (Zero)

Step 5:

Click/tap on Apply and then press OK.

Step 6:

Restart the PC

Let me know the status after performing the above & if in case it doesn't resolve the issue will provide you with further steps to fix the issue.

Regards

Shuaib

Independent Advisor