Windows 10: NVIDIA crash - Related to nvlddmkm process

Hi all, For the past week or so I've had some BSODs. The issue points to the nvlddmkm process. So far, I've:Reinstalled the NVIDIA drivermanually uninstalled the NVIDIA driver, restarted, then installed an older NVIDIA driver from Dec 2021run RAM checker no issuesverified the windows image no issuesThe issue continues and occurs at random moments. I'm half expecting it to fail right now. Here's the crash report. I'd be grateful for any advice. Microsoft R Windows Debugger Version 10.0.25136.1001 AMD64Copyright c Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Loading Dump File [C:\W

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Getting nvlddmkm error in event viewer, game crashing

Hi,

I've been getting nvlddmkm errors in event viewer every time I play the game Outlast 2 which was just released. I'm using Lenovo IdeaPad laptop, while not high specs, it can run the game at 60fps at mid-high settings with no problem so I highly doubt that it's not meeting minimum requirements. Gonna keep it point form for easy read.

Symptoms:

• Within 1-10min of gameplay, game would freeze for a few seconds then throw a "Outlast 2 has stopped working" Windows error
• Few seconds after clicking "close program" in the error, it would throw a "Rendering thread exception - fatal error"
• After closing that, it would finally throw a Microsoft Visual C++ runtime error "RUNTIME ERROR! R6025 -pure virtual function call"
• In event viewer, I get about 16 or so error events, "The description for Event ID 13 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer" (screenshot)
• Also get a warning event in event viewer usually on top of error events, "Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered"
• Only game crashes, windows not affected

Specs:

• Windows 10 64-bit with anniversary update, no creators edition
• i7-4700MQ
• 8GB RAM
• Nvidia GT750M Optimus, latest driver as of this post which is 383.22

Things already tried:

• Absolute minimum graphic settings in-game + windowed mode
• Disable hibernate/quick start in power options and restart computer
• Use DDU-safe mode to uninstall everything Nvidia related, then manually download 383.22 and reinstall it, didn't install GeForce Experience or PhysX
• Use DDU-safe mode to uninstall everything Nvidia related, then manually download 368.81 to roll back, didn't install GeForce Experience or PhysX
• Power options -> PCI Express -> maximum power settings
• Power options -> processor power management -> max processor state -> change to 99% instead of 100%
• sfc scannow in CMD (no errors)
• DISM checkhealth in CMD (no errors)
• Adding TDRDelay registry key and set it to 10
• Whitelist entire game directory in Windows Defender
• Create new windows user account and launch game from that account
• Force game to use integrated Intel HD graphics -> this would prevent any crash, but obviously be unplayable at like 5fps. So this means it's something wrong with Nvidia drivers, and not my computer?

I even chatted with service rep from Nvidia, they're out of ideas too and told me "check with Lenovo", lol.

Does anyone have any other ideas?

 

crash after automatic nvpciflt and nvlddmkm installation

thank you for your advice.

I tried this already in January in advice to the nvidia support chat. unfortuntely this didn't help, the crashes could only be stopped with the Microsoft delivered nvidia driver vers. 353.54 (slow, but apparently the only working). now the new crashes by
nvpciflt and nvlddmkm...

update:

I tried the 378.66 WHQL 64 Bit - crashed.

Now I uninstalled nvidia software and deleted nvidia directory.

Windows installed 21.21.13.7654 Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility, the driver worked until 12.02.17

crashed too, same problem as before.

some library files (updated 12.02) exist somewhere and crash.

 

System Crash related to ProPresenter

HI,

The system logs indicated "The description for Event ID 14 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer."

The file "nvlddmkm" is related to the NVidia graphics card.

I will recommend that you clean uninstall the currently installed NVidia driver using DDU then download and install the available driver from the PC manufacturer's/NVidia support website.

Also, Update BIOS if available.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted.