Hey everyone, I've been having some serious issues with my PC since early November. It started around when the 25h2 update became available, but I've been stuck on 24h2. Since then, I've been experiencing random Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors, crashes during gaming—especially Minecraft—and weird behavior like my browser suddenly closing and the Task Manager popping to the front on its own. I've tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps like running system scans, checking memory, and updating drivers, but nothing seems to fix the problems. Here's a bit about my setup: I'm rocking an RTX 5080 GPU, an i9-14900K CPU, and 64GB of DDR5 RAM. My system also runs on Windows 11. I'm at my wit's end here and would appreciate any advice you can share!
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Updating your BIOS could also help resolve some underlying issues. It’s usually pretty simple: go to your motherboard’s manufacturer website, find the support page for your specific model, and download the latest BIOS update. Just follow their instructions for flashing the BIOS, but make sure to read up on it first so you don’t accidentally mess something up!
If you’ve checked all your drivers and they’re good, I’d recommend running Memtest86 from a USB stick to check your RAM for errors. Also, use HWinfo to check your drive health. If both come back fine, your best shot might be a clean install of Windows. Before you do that, remember to delete all partitions when you’re installing—this is crucial for a fresh start! After reinstalling, if you still have stability issues, you might need to test your CPU or motherboard for faults, or even reset your BIOS settings back to default.
It sounds like your system might need some debug work. The first thing to do is gather those dump files from the BSOD crashes. You can find them under C:WindowsMinidump. If you don’t know how to zip them, just right-click the folder and choose ‘Send to’ > ‘Compressed (Zipped) folder.’ After that, upload it to a file sharing site that works and share the link. More dump files will help us figure out what’s causing those crashes more accurately. Let’s see what’s going on underneath first!
How would I even attempt to do that?