Windows 10: Old Question asked & answered in 2018, unhelpful answer, locked: Win Update Dipawaymode error

My ASUS mobo has been working perfectly running Windows 10. I had tweaked ALL the BIOS AI settings a long time ago. After MS did a Windows Update today, on restart, I got the Dipawaymode error with: "access violated at: 03830272 in Module: DIP4ctDPAction. Read of address: 00000000" in a popup dialog.A search on this sent me to this community forum with a very dissatisfying answer given by someone in 2018. The moderator sent people with that problem to ASUS to get help on their AI Suite software. That was ridiculous, as it is just another weasel "it's not our problem" answer. ASUS no longer su

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Is "Retreat to Restore Point' considered an unhelpful answer here?

The Mac2PC switcher guy (Hi!) notices many questions on this board have the same possible lazy answer: retreat to a recent restore point.

When I look at these questions (see pic) it's the first thing that occurs to me.





Just curious: I see no one giving this advice. But isn't it what Windows would say? Don't waste your time trying to solve big mysteries. Simply restore to a week or so before this issue started?

Is restoring not a reliable fix and is this why it isn't routinely suggested?

 

Protocol for answering questions posted.

I asked for help on June 2 2018 with issues I currently have with Win 7 Pro.. 1 noticed questions asked after mine were being answered whereas mine is just sitting on there unanswered..

I am sure there is a reason for this and I want to familiarize myself with your policy.

Sam Ramdeo.

 

Answer to question

You've posted 5 questions:

1. On January 15, you posted "Word 2013 document too large in windows10"; Stefan Blom replied on January 16 and you marked his reply as the answer to your question
2. On January 18, you posted "Word documents sent to cloud"; there have been 11 replies to that question and on January 19, you marked Jay Freedman's reply as the answer and replied "Got it! Thanks!"
3. On February 6, you posted "Windows 7 updates"; I replied on Feb 6 and you replied "Ok, thanks!"
4. On March 31, you posted "Windows 7 updates" which is essentially identical to the question you posted on February 6. It appears that user PINGROSHEKKA replied to your post but that reply was split into its own separate thread by a Volunteer Moderator because
   rather than being a reply to you, user PINGROSHEKKA asked an unrelated question.
   
5. Finally, today you posted "Answer to question"; Frederik Long has replied twice.

I would be glad to clarify my February 6 reply to your question if you explain your confusion. If you've received new updates on your Windows 7 computer since February 6, open Windows Update, click the link for "View update history" and list the updates
you're confused about.

The following, for example, are the updates I've received since February 6 on a Windows 7 system. Although it looks like a lot of updates, they are, in fact, the very updates listed in my February 6 reply:

• "signature" updates for Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender; in the list below, these are the different "versions" of KB915597
  
• for another Microsoft product installed on your computer, such as Microsoft Office 2016;
  in the list below, these are
  • the February and March versions of the "Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool" KB 890830
  • update for Microsoft Word 2016
  • update for Microsoft Office 2016
  • update for Microsoft Skype for Business 2016
  • update for Microsoft Outlook 2016
  • update for Microsoft Excel 2016