I've been struggling with constant BSODs on my Windows 11 system lately, and it's driving me crazy. Whenever I try to download something like VALORANT or even a video from CapCut, I hit a BSOD. I've also noticed that while watching YouTube, the page crashes often with a STATUS ACCESS VIOLATION error. I've attempted to uninstall and reinstall my AMD drivers, both normally and using DDU, but that hasn't resolved the issue. The most frequent BSOD error I encounter is DRIVER IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL, among others. I'm suspecting that my drivers may be the culprit, especially since I have an RX 580 graphics card. Here are my PC specs for reference: RX 580 XFX, Ryzen 3 3300X, ASRock A320M-HD, and 8GB of RAM. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
3 Answers
From what you've described, it looks like the wtd.sys file related to Windows Defender might be causing some problems when downloading files. It's part of the Microsoft Web Threat Defense, and there could be an issue either with your network drivers or something corrupted in Windows. I'd suggest downloading the latest network driver from Realtek or ASRock, uninstall your current one, and reinstall it in safe mode with networking. Also, running those DISM and SFC commands from the command prompt could help clean up any corruption.
I took a look at your dump files, and it seems like there could be a memory issue at play here. Don't just focus on RAM itself; sometimes, storage issues can show up as memory problems since Windows manages RAM and storage in a similar way. If you have anything overclocked or undervolted, try reverting those settings. It might also be a good idea to test your RAM by using one stick at a time. If one stick causes crashes while the other doesn't, you'll know where the issue lies!
It sounds like you're having a tough time with those BSODs. First things first, make sure you've got those dump files available for analysis; they can really help pinpoint the issue. If you can boot into Windows, check C:WindowsMinidump for any recent dumps and upload them to a file-sharing service, like catbox.moe or mediafire. Also, wouldn't hurt to configure the dump type to Small Memory Dump if you haven't already! That could really help us track down what's going wrong.
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