Windows 10: Repeated BSOD for weeks - "DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION", gives me that message, tells me it's...

For several weeks I've been having an issue with my PC BSOD'ing, always giving me the same message. There doesn't really seem to be a correlation between what I'm doing at the time when the crashes happen. Sometimes the PC crashes a couple minutes after restart. Sometimes it goes a couple of days without a crash. Sometimes I'm playing a game, sometimes I'm just browsing the internet. I've tried different methods to fix it, such as uninstalling and reinstalling various drivers but it doesn't seem to have worked. So I'm kind of lost on what I'm supposed to do. Minidump files from crashes.Minidum

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Repeated BSOD (DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION) no specific application


Hi,

I have had repeated BSOD with message (DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION) on a Lenovo E550 running Win 10 Pro 6 bit (upgraded from win 8.1pro 64). It occurred:
1. on sleeping, and
2. seemingly randomly. i.e. with applications open, idle with no applications open

I seem to have got around (1) by unchecking the "Turn on fast startup" option in Power Options. but the BSOD continues to occur at other times.

I have used the Lenovo System update tool to update the drivers it can but have reached the limit of my current capabilities/knowledge so am looking for some help interpreting the dump files and troublshooting

Per BSOD posting instructions I've run the utility and attached the zip file to the post.

Thanks for any advice/direction.

 

Frequent DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD's in the past week

Answer-by-number:

1. Have the DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSODs stopped?

2. Did you hide the "bad driver update" such that Windows Update won't install it again? See

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

3. Have you ever run the McAfe Consumer Products Removal Tool?

4. Is KB3105514 listed in Installed Updates (not
Update History) now?

5. Is Firefox version 41.0.2 (or higher) and/or Google Chrome version 46.0.2490.80 (or higher) installed?

 

Windows 10 DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi,



BSOD issues could be due to a hardware or a software issue, depending on the error code and the recent changes done on the device. To isolate the issue, please provide the following information:

• Have you made any recent changes prior to the issue?
• Aside from the DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error, are you receiving any other error messages?
• Can you still boot the device?

For starters, we suggest checking this page and following the walkthrough provided on the said page.



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