Windows 10: Need help reading Steam crash dump and trace

While playing a game, my application almost always crashes 10-15 mins into the game. This is a new occurence and I've tried my best to try to diagnose it. I have updated my display drivers, run chkdisk and sfc /scannow, reset my pc (to rule out malware) and it still crashes. Below is the crash dump. Every crash is always an access violation but I don't know how to narrow down to the cause of the issue. Would be very grateful for any input or information regarding this.







Loading unloaded module list

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This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.

The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.

(25d4.1038): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)

For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v

ntdll!NtGetContextThread+0x14:

00007ff9`527dddf4 c3 ret

0:011> !analyze -v

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* Exception Analysis *

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*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for video64.dll

*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for libavcodec-56.dll



KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1



Key : AV.Fault

Value: Read



Key : Analysis.CPU.Sec

Value: 3



Key : Analysis.Elapsed.Sec

Value: 131



Key : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb

Value: 194



Key : Timeline.Process.Start.DeltaSec

Value: 277





PROCESSES_ANALYSIS: 1



SERVICE_ANALYSIS: 1



STACKHASH_ANALYSIS: 1



TIMELINE_ANALYSIS: 1



Timeline: !analyze.Start

Name: <blank>

Time: 2019-08-31T12:46:39.230Z

Diff: 124230 mSec



Timeline: Dump.Current

Name: <blank>

Time: 2019-08-31T12:44:35.0Z

Diff: 0 mSec



Timeline: Process.Start

Name: <blank>

Time: 2019-08-31T12:39:58.0Z

Diff: 277000 mSec





DUMP_CLASS: 2



DUMP_QUALIFIER: 400



MODLIST_WITH_TSCHKSUM_HASH: 4f73b8d548bdfda7264f637f80a4cff8f28cae0f



MODLIST_SHA1_HASH: 6b28e4400138e9f86830e03e0be7457ca8f1c011



COMMENT: Crash

Uptime( 275.223801 )

Total frames( 15168 )

Curtime( 7.387530 )

Realtime( 2.454188 )

Current Map: 'hero_demo_main'

Addons: hero_demo

VPK overrides: hero_demo_main -> hero_demo_main

SpawnCount: 3

Command Line: "dota2.exe" -steam +engine_experimental_drop_frame_ticks 1 +voice_fadeouttime 0

Build: 8323 (revision 5328776)

OS: Windows 10 (Build 18362) version 10.0 (LimitedUser: yes)

OS type: Windows 10 (17)

Windows Game DVR: not enabled

Windows Game Mode: active

App UI Language: english, convar english, localization english_IN

Windows user default LCID: 0x4009

Misc: rate 80000 update 30 cmd 30 latency 0 msec

Net: loopback:1

Time: Sat Aug 31 05:44:34 2019

Engine thread pool: 1 job queue(s), 1 thread(s)



Render system: DX9

Driver Name: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

Driver Version: 26.21.14.3615

VendorId / DeviceId: 0x10de / 0x134d

SubSystem / Rev: 0x10941025 / 0xa2

DXLevel: 97

Texture memory: 2,107,703,296

Vid: Desktop-friendly Fullscreen, render at 1366 x 768, display at 1366 x 768, refresh rate 60.00Hz (60Hz d



NTGLOBALFLAG: 0



PROCESS_BAM_CURRENT_THROTTLED: 0



PROCESS_BAM_PREVIOUS_THROTTLED: 0



PRODUCT_TYPE: 1



SUITE_MASK: 784



DUMP_FLAGS: 8c



DUMP_TYPE: 1



CONTEXT: (.ecxr)

rax=0000000001000002 rbx=00000207aae951a8 rcx=0000000001000002

rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=00007ff910975a00 rdi=00000207b1a116f8

rip=00007ff90fa8d050 rsp=00000042491de200 rbp=0000000000000000

r8=0000000000000000 r9=0000000000000000 r10=80e4000780000002

r11=0000000000000001 r12=00000207b1a0a570 r13=0000000000000000

r14=0000000000000000 r15=00000207aae951a8

iopl=0 nv up ei ng nz na pe nc

cs=0033 ss=002b ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010282

nvd3dumx+0x11d050:

00007ff9`0fa8d050 49c7421400000000 mov qword ptr [r10+14h],0 ds:80e40007`80000016=????????????????

Resetting default scope



FAULTING_IP:

nvd3dumx+11d050

00007ff9`0fa8d050 49c7421400000000 mov qword ptr [r10+14h],0



EXCEPTION_RECORD: (.exr -1)

ExceptionAddress: 00007ff90fa8d050 (nvd3dumx+0x000000000011d050)

ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation)

ExceptionFlags: 00000000

NumberParameters: 2

Parameter[0]: 0000000000000000

Parameter[1]: ffffffffffffffff

Attempt to read from address ffffffffffffffff



DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: INVALID_POINTER_READ



PROCESS_NAME: dota2.exe



FOLLOWUP_IP:

nvd3dumx+11d050

00007ff9`0fa8d050 49c7421400000000 mov qword ptr [r10+14h],0



READ_ADDRESS: ffffffffffffffff



ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.



EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%p referenced memory at 0x%p. The memory could not be %s.



EXCEPTION_CODE_STR: c0000005



EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 0000000000000000



EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: ffffffffffffffff



WATSON_BKT_PROCSTAMP: 5d4c14f6



WATSON_BKT_MODULE: nvd3dumx.dll



WATSON_BKT_MODSTAMP: 5d61fe3a



WATSON_BKT_MODOFFSET: 11d050



WATSON_BKT_MODVER: 26.21.14.3615



MODULE_VER_PRODUCT: NVIDIA Windows WDDM D3D driver



BUILD_VERSION_STRING: 10.0.18362.10031 (WinBuild.160101.0800)



ANALYSIS_SESSION_HOST: DESKTOP-6EL3C2M



ANALYSIS_SESSION_TIME: 08-31-2019 05:46:39.0230



ANALYSIS_VERSION: 10.0.18914.1001 amd64fre



THREAD_ATTRIBUTES:

OS_LOCALE: ENN



BUGCHECK_STR: APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_READ



PRIMARY_PROBLEM_CLASS: APPLICATION_FAULT



PROBLEM_CLASSES:



ID: [0n313]

Type: [@ACCESS_VIOLATION]

Class: Addendum

Scope: BUCKET_ID

Name: Omit

Data: Omit

PID: [Unspecified]

TID: [0x1038]

Frame: [0] : nvd3dumx



ID: [0n285]

Type: [INVALID_POINTER_READ]

Class: Primary

Scope: DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID (Failure Bucket ID prefix)

BUCKET_ID

Name: Add

Data: Omit

PID: [Unspecified]

TID: [0x1038]

Frame: [0] : nvd3dumx



LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 00007ff90fa7a626 to 00007ff90fa8d050



STACK_TEXT:

00000042`491de200 00007ff9`0fa7a626 : 00000207`aae95100 00000207`aae951a8 00007ff9`10987f00 00000207`aae95100 : nvd3dumx+0x11d050

00000042`491de260 00007ff9`0fabbb6a : 00000000`00000047 00007ff9`10975a14 00000207`b1a116f8 00000042`491de760 : nvd3dumx+0x10a626

00000042`491de2f0 00007ff9`0fa9801e : 00000207`aae951a8 00000042`491df8b0 00000207`aae951a8 00000207`aae8a228 : nvd3dumx+0x14bb6a

00000042`491de340 00007ff9`0fa9807f : 00000207`b1a0a570 00000207`b0b94700 00000207`aae8a228 00000207`b0b94700 : nvd3dumx+0x12801e

00000042`491df780 00007ff9`101ca7f2 : 00000207`b0b94700 00000042`00000004 00000207`00000000 00000000`0000009a : nvd3dumx+0x12807f

00000042`491df7b0 00007ff9`101caefa : 00000207`aef2ce30 00000042`491dfb50 00000207`aef2ce30 00000000`00000000 : nvd3dumx+0x85a7f2

00000042`491dfae0 00007ff9`103a8662 : 00000000`00000000 00000207`aef2ce30 00000000`00000000 00000000`fffffff1 : nvd3dumx+0x85aefa

00000042`491dfb20 00007ff9`103bb019 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000207`5435b650 00000000`fffffff1 : nvd3dumx+0xa38662

00000042`491dfb50 00007ff9`106bdf48 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000207`5705a790 00000000`00000000 : nvd3dumx+0xa4b019

00000042`491dfba0 00007ff9`51307bd4 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nvd3dumx!QueryOglResource+0x29d978

00000042`491dfbd0 00007ff9`527ace71 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x14

00000042`491dfc00 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x21





THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD_FUNC: 4186b0b442648815124b9ceac1c9325b92d5d447



THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD_FUNC_OFFSET: fea02745fcd2dc7ed3e527364a509f552f3a35bf



THREAD_SHA1_HASH_MOD: 3674e02c3a0f3c59d33966582155c2e4fd6729dd



FAULT_INSTR_CODE: 1442c749



SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 0



SYMBOL_NAME: nvd3dumx+11d050



FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner



MODULE_NAME: nvd3dumx



IMAGE_NAME: nvd3dumx.dll



DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 5d61fe3a



STACK_COMMAND: ~11s ; .ecxr ; kb



FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: INVALID_POINTER_READ_c0000005_nvd3dumx.dll!Unknown



BUCKET_ID: APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_READ_nvd3dumx+11d050



FAILURE_EXCEPTION_CODE: c0000005



FAILURE_IMAGE_NAME: nvd3dumx.dll



BUCKET_ID_IMAGE_STR: nvd3dumx.dll



FAILURE_MODULE_NAME: nvd3dumx



BUCKET_ID_MODULE_STR: nvd3dumx



FAILURE_FUNCTION_NAME: Unknown



BUCKET_ID_FUNCTION_STR: Unknown



BUCKET_ID_OFFSET: 11d050



BUCKET_ID_MODPRIVATE: 1



BUCKET_ID_MODTIMEDATESTAMP: 5d61fe3a



BUCKET_ID_MODCHECKSUM: 1511bd5



BUCKET_ID_MODVER_STR: 0.0.0.0



BUCKET_ID_PREFIX_STR: APPLICATION_FAULT_INVALID_POINTER_READ_



FAILURE_PROBLEM_CLASS: APPLICATION_FAULT



FAILURE_SYMBOL_NAME: nvd3dumx.dll!Unknown



TARGET_TIME: 2019-08-31T12:44:35.000Z



OSBUILD: 18362



OSSERVICEPACK: 86



SERVICEPACK_NUMBER: 0



OS_REVISION: 0



OSPLATFORM_TYPE: x64



OSNAME: Windows 10



OSEDITION: Windows 10 WinNt SingleUserTS Personal



USER_LCID: 0



OSBUILD_TIMESTAMP: unknown_date



BUILDDATESTAMP_STR: 160101.0800



BUILDLAB_STR: WinBuild



BUILDOSVER_STR: 10.0.18362.10031



ANALYSIS_SESSION_ELAPSED_TIME: 2027f



ANALYSIS_SOURCE: UM



FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: um:invalid_pointer_read_c0000005_nvd3dumx.dll!unknown



FAILURE_ID_HASH: {9ebbf4eb-637a-8fcc-4d46-1ba14a2f815a}



Followup: MachineOwner

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0:011> lmvm nvd3dumx

Browse full module list

start end module name

00007ff9`0f970000 00007ff9`10e38000 nvd3dumx (export symbols) nvd3dumx.dll

Loaded symbol image file: nvd3dumx.dll

Mapped memory image file: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvaci.inf_amd64_fbc1dc6c4a810831\nvd3dumx.dll

Image path: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvaci.inf_amd64_fbc1dc6c4a810831\nvd3dumx.dll

Image name: nvd3dumx.dll

Browse all global symbols functions data

Timestamp: Sat Aug 24 20:19:22 2019 (5D61FE3A)

CheckSum: 01511BD5

ImageSize: 014C8000

File version: 26.21.14.3615

Product version: 26.21.14.3615

File flags: 8 (Mask 3F) Private

File OS: 40004 NT Win32

File type: 3.4 Driver

File date: 00000000.00000000

Translations: 0409.04e4

Information from resource tables:

CompanyName: NVIDIA Corporation

ProductName: NVIDIA Windows WDDM D3D driver

InternalName: NVD3DUM

OriginalFilename: NVD3DUM.DLL

ProductVersion: 26.21.14.3615

FileVersion: 26.21.14.3615

FileDescription: NVIDIA WDDM D3D Driver, Version 436.15

LegalCopyright: (C) 2019 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.

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