I've been battling a BSOD boot loop for three days now and I'm completely at a loss. My laptop is an HP Victus 15-fb2063dx. It was working perfectly fine until one night when I had to force shut it down by holding the power button. After that, it started going into a BitLocker loop, which I managed to disable, but now I'm stuck in a cycle of blue screens whenever I try to restart. I've tried everything: reseating RAM, switching it around, downloading a fresh Windows install four times today, and factory resetting the computer multiple times. I've also reinstalled all my drivers, but nothing seems to work. I could really use some fresh ideas or insight on what might be causing this.
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Have you checked the button battery in your laptop? Sometimes a dead battery can cause weird startup issues. You might want to look into it.
First off, let’s get some dump files. They provide valuable info on BSOD issues. If you can boot into Windows, check the folder C:WindowsMinidump for any files. If you find some, zip the folder and upload it to a file-sharing site like catbox.moe or MediaFire. Having multiple dump files is great for analysis, so follow [this guide](https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5560-configure-windows-10-create-minidump-bsod.html) to set up your PC to create small memory dumps if you don't find many.
What does that actually mean, and how can I check if it’s the issue?