I've been experiencing a lot of BSODs lately, particularly the KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED error. I also encountered a HYPERVISOR_ERROR crash. I've been using Bluescreenview to analyze the mini dumps without success in identifying any hardware issues after running a full Memtest86, and I even reset my BIOS. The crashes seem to primarily happen when I'm just sitting at the desktop, but I can play games for hours without a problem. I'm looking for advice on how to pinpoint if an application is behind these crashes since I can't recall when they started. Any insights would be amazing!
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It looks like your CPU could be experiencing issues. The crashes in your dump files are pointing towards problems in CPU power management, and the KMODE exception can often mean something is seriously wrong. If you have a 14th Gen K-series CPU, it's worth checking for BIOS updates. Intel had a big issue with these CPUs that could cause them to fail. If you've got aggressive BIOS settings, consider resetting to Intel's default settings.
To really get to the root of those BSODs, you should locate the dump files. If you can start Windows normally or in Safe Mode, head to C:WindowsMinidump to find them. Zip those files and upload them to a file sharing service like MediaFire. Having multiple dumps helps us analyze what's going wrong. To change your dump settings, you can follow a guide to set it to Small Memory Dumps, which won't overwrite your files. The more dump files you can provide, the better!
I noticed that some of your dump files indicate a non-maskable interrupt (NMI), which is pretty serious. This usually suggests a hardware problem, possibly with the CPU. Make sure to disable any overclocking and even the XMP profiles for your RAM if you're using them. If you keep having crashes after that, I’d lean towards the CPU being the culprit.
Thanks for that tip! I'll check for any unwarranted overclocking settings. Let's hope a simple BIOS update can do the trick.
Thanks for the heads-up! I will look into updating the BIOS. I don't recall overclocking, but I'll double-check those settings to be safe.