Windows 10: Uptick in BSODs and Instability - Random times, Looking for Culprit

Hi there,

Thanks for taking a look at the post. In recent days I have seen a definite uptick in the number of BSODs I've been receiving.

The BSODs were fairly infrequent but my failure to find a cause has me quite frustrated and they seem to have increased - I have done the very basics of checking for driver updates, running windows memory diagnostic, running chkdsk and sfc scan now with no obvious cause - though I should say I'm fairly new to Windows troubleshooting in general with this being the first PC I have built, but hope to improve. The most common BSOD is IRQL_Not_less_or_equal but with one or two others - they all appear to be driver related given ntoskrnl.exe - is that correct? Or could it be hardware realted even if the scans didn't show any issues?


Minidump files are (hopefully) attached correctly. I'd really appreciate it if someone could assist me with tracking down the cause of the issue so I can hopefully fix it and get a better feel for BSOD troubleshooting.

I should mention I do work quite hectic hours so my replies may be slightly delayed.

All help Appreciated.

:)

 

Random BSOD while browsing internet


BitDefender is nothing special. mwac.sys causes BSODs anywhere.
A tiny documentation can be found here: Solved Random BSODs - Windows 10 Forums
In that very thread, the suggested action apparently worked.

The storage and network filters of any third party antivirus can cause BSODs. Neither MBAM nor BitDefender is any special. For a regular antivirus, it may be shifted to an alternative; but MBAM has no alternative. So a clean install of the said program is the most feasible first step.
As far as the first step is not failing, it is better to not think for the second step. Because the BSODs are not universal, failure at the first step is not universal; and success at the second step is also not universal.
That is why I posted that my suggestion may work, or may not. Let us see where it goes.

 

random restarts

Hi Lili,

Hardware failure or system instability can cause the computer to
randomly restarts. As our initial troubleshooting step, we suggest you to run the Power troubleshooter on your computer and check if it fixes the issue. Here are the steps:

• Press Windows key.
• Type Troubleshoot.
• Under Find and fix other problems look for
  Power.
• Then Run the troubleshooter.

Update us with the outcome and if you need further assistance.

 

Random BSOD

It states in the first post that he reverted back to stock with no luck*Wink

I would try another drive in it, the 30 day thing wouldn't hurt to try. It would at least narrow down the culprit*Smile