Windows 10: Windows 11 Blue Screen: SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR 18b

Hello,My system crashed with this error. I have run programs such as chkdsk, DISM, and SFC, as well as CPU, Memory, and GPU stability tests using OCCT and Windows Memory Diagnostic, and things seem to be fine.I only have gotten this blue screen error once so far and cannot reproduce it.My current suspicion was that this error happened after a few hours of usage after I installed an audio driver from 2018 for my AMP/DAC Fiio K3. I have uninstalled the driver and upgraded to the latest one from May 2024 and things have been fine after normal usage since.But I was wondering if anyone could plea

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Blue Screen

Hi,





Blue screens could be caused by problems with your computer’s hardware or with its driver. Still, we
would like to know more about the issue. Please clarify the following:

• Did you get a STOP code?
• Did you install any hardware or driver recently?

For basic troubleshooting steps to resolve blue screen errors, we suggest checking out this
article and simply follow the steps.



Feel free to contact us if you need further help.

 

Windows 7 Blue Screen of Death!

This is the first time i have ever got the blue screen, but it keeps on occurring, and so i cannot get onto that hard drive, it shuts down within a second of the blue screen showing itself, which doesnt give me any time to read it lol. So i am completely confused as there is no Path of: "C:\WINDOWS\Minidump" as well

Thanks for the help, do you have any further suggestions ?

 

Startup Blue Screen

Hi Jon,

Startup blue screen error(s) can occur if a problem causes your PC to shut down or restart unexpectedly. It could be due to the following:

• Outdated device software drivers
• Corrupted Windows update system files
• Software/Security conflicts

We would like to know some information:

• Did you get any blue screen stop error codes?
• Have you tried booting in Safe mode?

We suggest that you check this
article about troubleshooting blue screen errors and follow the troubleshooting steps provided there.

We will wait for your response