Windows 10: When browsing or doing some minor things on the laptop get BSOD. if game is running in...

Lately when I am using my laptop to browse the internet and check mail I get a ntoskrnl.exe BSOD almost all the time. If I start a game and leave it running in the background the computer runs all day and night with no BSOD. Does anyone have an idea what would be causing my computer issue?I am running Windows 11 right now. It did it on both Windows 10 and 11. I have updated all the drivers from ASUS.

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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.

 

Laptop BSOD in Games

My friend have an ASUS G60VX Laptop with these specs

Windows 7 64 Bit
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 @ 2.13 Ghz
4 GB RAM
GeForce GTX 260M 1GB

no overclocks

He cannot run most 3D games in fullscreen (e.g. Call of Dutys, Battlefield 3, NBA 2k12).

as soon as he starts it. 98% of the time it automatically goes into BSOD.

however when he sets it to windowmode. It suddenly runs fine, but after sometime of playing(depends on the game). it goes into BSOD.

In short.
fullscreen. -> 98% of the time BSOD as soon as it starts.
windowmode -> will run fine but later will still result in a BSOD.

He said the BSOD contains 0x00000116 and the file nvlddmkm.sys.
similar to this




so I concluded that it was his drivers and just do a clean driver install.

He did reinstall drivers and it didnt work.

He tried reformatting the laptop. but to no avail. still BSOD?!!?!

could someone help me? Is his Lappy overheating??? If its overheating then why did the BSOD displayed the file nvlddmkm.sys

He can't play BF3 properly every other round his laptop would just go into BSOD(he can definitely run it with good frame rates though)

 

Wanting to run old games

Hi Jameson,

Welcome to Microsoft Community. Your interest in Windows 10 is much appreciated.

I would suggest you to refer the below link and check the compatibility of the game with Windows 10.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/CompatCenter/Home

You may also try installing the game in compatibility mode.
Follow these steps to install the game software in compatibility mode and check if that helps.

• • • • 
        Right-click on the game setup file and click on
        ‘properties’.
        
      • 
        Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box
        ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists.
        

If the issue still persists, I would suggest you to get in touch with the game manufacturer if it’s specific to that particular game.

Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you.