Windows 10: Touchpad only works in UEFI/BIOS, Windows 10 install fails with BSOD "Driver PNP Watchdog"

laptop is new HP 14 laptop with Ryzen 3. I was able to install windows 8.1, but unable to upgrade to 10. cant install 10 from any installation media, it wont boot, and BSODs with the same BSOD stop code. I used several different drives and tried redoing them with new ISO files. again, failed. I have no idea what the problem is, but the only reason the laptop is usable is that I installed windows 8. I HATE Windows 8 and want 10 back with a working touchpad. Again, the touchpad works in BIOS/UEFI, but not in the OS.

I have never encountered or even heard of such an issue. please no "basic steps" comments, they get me nowhere.

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driver PNP watchdog

Hi

i'm stuck whit this BSOD driver pnp watchdog.

and i can't do anything at all.

when i start it says "unexpected shutdown detected"

then it looks as if it starts up and suddenly the BSOD comes up.

What can i do????

 

PNP DRIVER WATCHDOG

I have been trying to install the April2018 Update but I get a blue screen with the Stop Code PNP DRIVER WATCHDOG. Is there a workaround?

 

Windows 10 Optiplex 3040 USFF - Error PNP DRIVER WATCHDOG infinite loop

I have Ultra Small Form Factor Dell Optiplex 3040.

There were serious issues with previous installation, so reinstalled WIndows 10 from USB I created using Microsoft Tool. Installed fine, worked good, so plugged a WIFI dongle TP-Link TL-WN422G. Unfortunately all it has are WIndows 8 drivers (however it installed fine). Regardless, the dongle worked for an hour and I've updated drivers ...

Or rather I left it to update drivers. I had to go out for a bit.

Upon return computer is locked in endless reboot loop - restart, automatic repair, error PNP DRIVER WATCHDOG, restart... Exactly same thing happens when trying to boot from installer USB again.

I explicity choose USB from Boot menu list (tried with Legacy and UEFI, same result), wait for reaction several minutes, but it goes to either PNP DRIVER ERROR or Automatic Repair. Factory reset is out of question as drive was cleaned.

There is a Data wipe option in Bios, but the drive is 500GB 2.5" spinner, so it will take tiiiiiimmme to complete. Last time i did it it took 11 hours. Thus reluctant, also don't want to use another activation on that key.

Basically the only interactive moment in the whole loop is BIOS - I can enter BIOS, can enter Boot Menu and that's about it.

First time see something like this. Can this be hardware fault? Dell Diagnostics are a PASS. But no way to break the loop. What would be the next step?