Windows 10: Just updated my windows 10 system, and got a blue screen of death CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT

I shut down and updated my windows system like normal and got a BSOD with an error code CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT, it was sending diagnostics and constantly got stuck on 85% and 66% after waiting an absurd amount of time. I restarted a few times, hoping that the update would install properly the next time around, and it looped me through the update again and again and again constantly looping me back to BSOD. I restarted again and it skipped the update this time and asked me to login like normal. After entering my pwd it froze. I restarted again hoping this to be my final restart, only to get a d

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CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT Blue screen of death

So My computer has been getting CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT Blue screen of deaths recently and it is getting really annyoing when I am trying to play Sims 3 or Minecraft.

Is there any fix?

 

1803 update causing PC crash with Blue Screen of Death

Hello annebinding,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

To address your concern, kindly help us with the following questions:

1. What is the make and model of the computer?
2. What is the exact error code/message you receive regarding the Blue Screen of death?

I understand that you are facing an issue regarding Blue Screen of Death. A faulty device driver or system service might be responsible for this. Hardware issues, such as BIOS incompatibilities, memory conflicts, and IRQ conflicts can also generate BSOD.
We will look into this for you.

I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned in the following article step-by-step and see if it works:

• Troubleshoot blue screen errors
  

The Operating System is designed to automatically receive new updates by default. We recommend not to stop the updates, since the updates consists various security patches and latest driver updates which helps to keep the computer safe and secure. Windows
Updates will eventually need to be installed and downloaded, regardless of your update settings. However, you may temporarily pause updates from being downloaded and installed.

To know more on how to pause updates, you may refer to an article on:
Manage updates in Windows 10.


Kindly get back to us with the results, we are looking into this for you and we will be glad to assist you if the issue persists.

Regards,

Mala S

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Blue Screen of death

Hi Cruize,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Are you able to boot to the desktop?
• What is the exact error message you get on the screen?

I would suggest you refer to the following Microsoft article on
Troubleshoot blue screen errors and check.

Resolving Blue Screen errors in Windows - Microsoft Support

Reference: Refer to the following Wiki article created by ZigZag3143 (MS - MVP) on
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

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Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.