Hey folks, I'm really struggling to fix my PC that's been giving me the blues—literally. Since yesterday, I've been experiencing constant Blue Screens of Death (BSODs), crashing every two minutes. My computer is mainly used for coding and gaming, about 6 to 8 hours a week, and it started when I couldn't even boot into Windows initially due to a 'failed to load correctly' error with Steam. After uninstalling Steam, I managed to get into Windows and my apps briefly, but then BAM—another BSOD with the stop code DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE. I've tried several things including uninstalling and reinstalling my graphics driver, running a memory scanner (which showed everything fine), checking Bluescreen Viewer (where I saw errors with NTOSKRNL.exe, pshed.dll, and af-unix.sys), and even fiddling with my NVMe SSD. Today has been a rollercoaster; my system was up for around 4 minutes before crashing again, and now my BIOS is slow to load. I even saw BSODs pop up before the BIOS loaded this time, showing KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE and an error related to amdfender.sys. My specs include 32 GB RAM DDR5, Windows 11, Gigabyte 650, AMD Ryzen 7800x3d, a Samsung 1 TB SSD NVMe, and an AMD RADEON RX 6800. I'm completely stuck and would appreciate any help!
4 Answers
It sounds like you’re having a serious hardware issue if you're getting BSODs before even booting into Windows. Try reseating everything—your RAM, GPU, and all cables. It might be a good idea to run a Windows repair if you think it’s stable enough to boot. Hard resets and ensuring all connections are secure can often help with these types of issues.
Don't forget about any minor changes too! Last week you mentioned playing with Model Context Protocol and installing Claude AI. Sometimes even little tweaks in the system can cause issues, especially if there was a recent power cut. Make sure to document any changes and when they occurred—those details can pinpoint the problem.
Before you got these BSODs, did anything change on your system? It sounds like you haven’t made any hardware changes, but did you check the CPU temps (even just to confirm the cooler is functioning)? You might also want to look at your drivers and see if you need updates, especially since those can sometimes trigger BSODs.
To get to the bottom of these BSODs, we need to gather some dump files which can help us analyze the crashes more accurately. If you can manage to boot into Windows (or Safe Mode), check the C:WindowsMinidump folder for any crash logs. Zip the contents and upload them to a file sharing site like catbox.moe or mediafire.com. Multiple dump files are ideal for a thorough analysis, so if you don't find any, follow a guide to change the dump type to Small Memory Dump in your settings. That way we can collect more data for troubleshooting.
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