Windows 10: my pc freezes randomly then crashes and blue screens. an error called DCP WATCHDOG ERROR...

It normally happens within a few minutes of use, then after it crashes and restarts it will happen again sporadically

:)

 

Frequent BSODs (DCP Watchdog Violation Error) and WiFi unavailable after crash.

I purchased an Asus Tuf A17 laptop around half a year ago. Had no issues until now.

Recently my laptop kept crashing while gaming stating a DCP Watchdog Violation Error which led me to suspect it's something to do with overheating. But even while performing normal tasks like using the browser, writing in a word file or sometimes even when the system is just idle, it goes to BSOD.

What happens after BSOD and reboot is the WiFi icon goes missing. The WiFi driver for some reason is unable to detect the hardware. This somehow gets fixed by itself after multiple restarts but then again after a day or so crashes with the DCP Watchdog Violation Error.

Another issue I have been facing is that my bluetooth devices disconnect after a short time and are unable to connect. When I try reconnecting it sometimes crashes throwing a DCP Watchdog Violation Error.

I tried multiple fixes, including:

• Uninstalling the WiFi driver
  
• Manually installing the WiFi driver
  
• CHKDSK
  
• Completely resetting the PC
  

Mini dumps and msinfo can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qqBKPxRVBiAPzTQr9hTunOq2r59Uv0Nn?usp=sharing

 

Windows 10 - Blue Screen / WatchDog Violation

Hi,

Incompatible drivers can cause the Watchdog Violation blue screen error. We'd like to learn more about your concern so that we can provide the proper resolution. We just have a few questions for you:

• Which build version of Windows 10 is on your computer? To check, click
  Start, type winver, and press Enter. For example, 14393.1066.
• Are you using a third-party antivirus program?
• Did you make any changes to your computer before this started happening?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

As an initial recommendation, we suggest carefully following the steps suggested

here for troubleshooting blue screen errors. That article was specifically created for resolving stop (also called blue screen) errors that happen in Windows 10.

We'll wait for your response and the results of the initial troubleshooting.

 

DCP Watchdog Violation Error

I have been crashing and some of the windows error messages points out a DCP Watchdog error. Any help to understand what is causing it would be much appreciated.

Com specs

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

ASRock A320M-DGS

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080

Windows Minidump