Windows 10: windows 10 stops working correctly, the only fix i know causes bigger issues! ~dllhost.exe

boy this operating system keeps proving itself to be really buggy...

windows tends to run into a seemingly unfixable issue if i keep it on for more than a few days.


the issue of this post is windows 10 seemingly randomly "breaks" when i close a game or rendering program.

no games, regardless of backend will open. attempts at opening anything will result in a black screen and the program using no resources.

the only way I've found to get such things to work again is to kill dllhost.exe COM Surrogate. which causes its own, even worse problems, namely with USB devices, restarting dllhost does not fix the USB problems so its a restart anyways.


CPU: AMD FX-6300

GPU: GeForce GT 730

drivers are up to date.
sfc /scannow shows no issues.

OS build is 19041.508, however these issues have been happening since before update version 2004.

:)

 

SLi causing a reduction in performance!

Ok, I think I have fixed the issue. NeoCrisis was correct, the driver was not installing correctly for the second card, causing the clock speeds to run at 400MHz core and memory.

To fix the issue I followed the steps listed here.

After doing that I re-installed the 177.92 drivers, and both cards are not reported correctling in GPU-z and Nvidia control panel. I'm just running some tests now to confirm that they are actually running correctly. I'll edit this post when the benchmarks are done to let you know if it really did work.

 

COM Surrogate has stopped working???

try the bottom half of the guide on how to turn off Data Execution Prevention on dllhost
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/wind...surrogate-has-stopped-working-error-in-vista/

 

"A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I see that you are getting this message
"A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
when you are trying to launch a game. This might be due to the corrupt display drivers.

Please answer the below questions to assist you better.

1. Does this issue occur to this particular game?

2. What is the make and model of the computer?

Follow the below steps and check if it helps,

I suggest you to uninstall the Display Adapter drivers from Device manager and install the latest drivers from the manufacturer website and check if it helps.

Follow the steps for the same.

• Press Windows Key + X key and click Device Manager.
• Expand ‘Display Adapters’.
• Right-click on the Display Adapter listed and click on ‘Uninstall’.
• Install the latest driver from the manufacturer website.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.