Windows 10: Most Apps and some Windows boxes 'Stopped working', some BSODs + more...

In the last few days I got some BSODs and now apps and some Windows boxes are crashing. Also installing/uninstalling Apps crashes.

The BSODs were while I was playing a game and were:
irql_not_less_or_equl
system_service_exception
clock_watchdog_timeout
driver_overran_stack_buffer
system_pte_misuse

Now most apps i open crash while loading or on loading with the 'xxxxxx.exe has stopped working'' box.

On startup a couple of apps like Nord and MalwareBytes and sometimes others freeze, on task manager their status constantly switches between 'suspended' and 'not responding' until i End them.

Chrome and some other Apps don't crash.

I've run Memtest on RAM with zero errors. All drivers are up to date. My C-Drive SSD was fine when i ran CheckDisk a few days ago.

I've run 'sfc /scannow' with no problems.

My graphics card is a GTX 970 and I've had it 5+ years.
My CPU and everything else is 8 years old. I've tried to run Hwmonitor to check CPU temp but it's stopping working before it opens the app.

Does anyone have any ideas where to start finding the source of the problem? All I can think at the moment is that the CPU might need new thermal paste, would that cause these problems?

Any help much appreciated.

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Cheap Photo box that will get the job done

WEll i took on this project for PP hes a hardware reviewer and wants to get the professional looking pics for the Pc parts

Materials:

• Big cardboard box

• a razor

• white material 3 yards

• cone lights

• stapler

• medical tape

• pvc pipe about 6 inches longer than your box

• white paint any cheap finger paint would work

the project I'm guessing will cost me $30 if it works out properly
I will post pictures and step by step as i do it

 

Cheap Photo box that will get the job done

keep us posted. i'll be interested in this as i've been wanting to do one for a while.

 

Start Menu Launcher Not Working: white box instead of app list

As of this morning, the launcher my start menu has stopped working properly. Normally, I launch all of my applications by hitting the windows key and typing out the name of what I want until it appears in the launcher. Now, my start menu looks fine when I first hit the windows key or click the windows logo to bring it up. However, this is what I get when I begin to type the name of an application:





Googling variations of the title I used in this post was not fruitful - I found nobody who had a similar problem so far. Restarting the computer does not fix the issue. Any tips on the appropriate steps to diagnose or fix this are much appreciated.