I've been dealing with random Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crashes on my Windows 11 system lately, even though it had been running fine for months. This happens whether I'm actively using the computer or if it's just sitting idle. I've tried various fixes suggested online, but nothing seems to work. I did a clean reinstall last week, and while it was fine for a few days, the BSODs returned yesterday while the device was idle. I'm worried it might fail again during my finals. Despite enabling the 'Write debugging information' option in the System Startup settings, I'm not seeing any dump files being created. The error I get says dump file creation failed due to an issue during the process, with a BugCheckProgress of 0x00040049. Any help would be appreciated!
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Have you checked the health of your drives? It might be worth looking into any system tweaks you've made as well. Since you mentioned the critical process died and you've had issues with DISM commands, it seems like there could be deeper problems with your Windows installation or hardware. Provide more details about the BSOD errors for better advice!
To really get to the bottom of these BSODs, you need those dump files! If you can boot into Windows either normally or in Safe Mode, check for dump files in C:WindowsMinidump. If you find any, zip them up and upload them to a site like catbox.moe or mediafire.com, since Reddit tends to block file sharing. Once you have those files, it can really help diagnose the issue. Also, consider changing your dump settings to ensure you're capturing those small memory dumps; this way, you won't lose any data if the system crashes.
It sounds like you're having a tough time with those BSODs! The fact that you're not getting any mini dump files often points to issues with your storage device. You should check what specific error is being reported. Common ones like UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION or KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR could indicate storage issues. Just make sure your drives are functioning properly—that's usually where the problem lies when dump files aren't created.
Sorry for not providing enough details earlier. I haven't made any tweaks myself, but I have checked for driver updates. The BSOD reported 'critical process died' and wouldn't boot afterward.