Windows 10: Irregular crashes since latest Windows 10 update

Help, I actually repair and update other people's PCs and Laptops for a living, but this is doing my head in !

Ever since the latest Windows update, 1803 I believe, I am having multiple problems with this PC. It crashes as a usual BSOD, completely unexpectedly and randomly, maybe after 3 days, maybe after 10 minutes ... it's not constantly doing it so I've left it a bit but now it's interfering with my work so I need to sort it out !

I've run diagnostic checks on my C drive (SSD) and that reports no problems, I've also run checks on my RAM and that returned no problems, though I did stop that after 5 of 15 passes as it had been running for 12 hours and I needed to file my tax returns !!!

I have no Windows Updates to install (apparently) and I have no Drivers to install (again apparently) thanks to IOBIT Driver Booster.

Event Viewer is throwing up a lot of errors but I am assuming (after Googling them) that a lot of them are irrelevant to me and unlikely to cause BSODs ... is this a Windows update problem or do I need to address something ? As I said, my head is frying ! The PC is not too old, 4 years, the Ram was doubled 2-3 years ago, the SSD was installed (at a guess) less than 18 months ago ... No checks with Ccleaner or Defraggler report any errors ...

I have run the tool that I am told to run and it says it has finished, but where is the report file for me to upload ?

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Constant Crashing at irregular intervals


I have built a number of PC's and my latest PC crashes at irregular intervals. I have tested the memory and have a new power supply. This was occurring in Windows 7 and is still happening after upgrading to Windows 10.

It happens at irregular times and does seem to be heat based.

Windows 10 gives me a blue screen message about closing down and I have checked the event logs with out success. Any advice on how to track the issue would be greatly appreciated.

 

all games crash!

I suggest you run rthdribl > http://www.daionet.gr.jp/~masa/archives/rthdribl_1_2.zip
Increase the window size step by step and watch your vga temps permanently.
What happens?
If it crashes, run at stock speeds as suggested before and retry.

P.S.: When your system locks, does the display signal turn off after a time?
Stuttering sound or no sound at all when freezing?
What X1800XT model do you own exactly?

 

Microsoft to make Windows 10 updates mandatory

Well, at the moment at least, you can choose to defer upgrades. Under Settings > Windows Updates > Advanced options you need to check the box labeled "Defer upgrades". What does that do? Good question. The answer I've found might illuminate it to a degree.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/defer-upgrades-in-windows-10

I hear this only applies to Pro and Enterprise editions. But I can't verify that.