I keep encountering Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crashes every hour while I'm using my computer for everyday tasks. The BSOD itself looks corrupted, with a horizontal repetition and a black bar at the bottom. It particularly crashes when I try to play games, and after it restarts, it often crashes again before finally booting up normally. I'm looking for help to diagnose and fix this issue.
3 Answers
You should check the Event Viewer to see if there are any disk or atapi errors. It's possible that a failing hard drive could be causing the crashes. If you find any errors related to the hard drive, it's time to consider a replacement. If there are no disk errors, it could likely be a RAM issue, which is a pain to troubleshoot without more info.
If the glitched BSOD you see resembles a certain pattern, it might be a bug related to high-resolution monitors (above 1080p). Just know that the glitch you see might not be connected to the actual cause of the crash. Make sure to follow the dumping instructions for proper analysis.
If it helps, here's my download link for the dump files: [MediaFire Dump Files](https://www.mediafire.com/file/ym756d8pv03gihy/dumpfiles.zip/file)!
To get to the bottom of these BSODs, you'll want to start collecting dump files, which are logs from the crashes. If you can boot into Windows normally or through Safe Mode, check the C:WindowsMinidump directory for any crash logs. Zip the contents and upload them to a file-sharing site. We really need multiple dump files for a thorough analysis, so if you have just one or none, follow a guide to change your dump settings to Small Memory Dump. This won't overwrite older files, helping us gather more data.
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