Windows 10: Troubleshooting BSOD

Hello,


I have been having random BSODs ever since upgrading to Windows 10 build 2004 a little over a month ago. The specific bug check is 0x133, DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION. I've loaded the minidump in BlueScreenView, and it shows the culprit is ntoskrnl.exe. I've attempted running "sfc /scannow" and "dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth" -- both succeed with no corrupt files found. I've also run chkdsk and it did not find any issues either. Are there any known issues with this build of Windows 10 that could cause this error? From what I've read, this BSOD is typically caused by drivers. If so, what additional steps can I take to determine which one is causing it? The guides I've seen all reference BlueScreenView should inform me of that, but it doesn't show anything more than ntoskrnl.exe.


Thanks for any help you can provide!

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The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

John

 

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If you want to post about a BSOD, use the DM log collector to provide more information.
With the 0x7A a few parameters are important to know to suggest troubleshooting steps.

 

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Hi:

If that setting is already enabled, then I suggest as the next troubleshooting step might be Mozilla Safe Mode (not to be confused with Windows Safe Mode)):

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• Please report back and let us know the outcome, as it will dictate the next steps.
• Also: please tell us what AV/AM/firewall programs are you running on this system?

Thanks,
MM