I'm really frustrated because my PC has been blue screening at random intervals since I moved to a new house two weeks ago. It was working fine yesterday, but today while playing Marvel Rivals, I crashed just two minutes into the game. I checked my event viewer and saw a warning about 'DriverWUDFRd failed to load,' which seems to be linked to the blue screen error code 'Kernel-Power 41(63).' I'm currently testing my RAM and hoping someone can offer some help.
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Kernel-Power 41 generally indicates that the system crashed. The WUDFRd warning suggests there might be a problematic USB or UMDF device. You should try unplugging all non-essential USB devices and then reinstall the chipset and USB controller drivers. Since you moved recently, it's also worth checking if your power supply is stable—try using a different outlet or a UPS, and ensure that your PSU cables are properly connected. If you can, grab the exact bugcheck code and a minidump from 'C:WindowsMinidump' so I can help you further identify the issue.
From my experience, random blue screens often point to bad RAM. Even a single faulty sector on one of your memory sticks can cause crashes when it's accessed by your system. Try running a thorough memory test to see if you can identify a problem there. If it checks out fine, then you might need to look elsewhere.
You need to gather dump files for a proper analysis. If you're able to access Windows normally or via Safe Mode, check the 'C:WindowsMinidump' folder for any files. If you have dump files, copy them to your desktop, zip the folder, and upload it to an easy file-sharing site—some users have had success with catbox.moe or mediafire.com. Having multiple dump files is ideal because it gives us more to work with. If you only have one, follow some guides online to configure your system to create small memory dumps in the future.
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