The situation was worsening rapidly.
The situation was worsening rapidly.
Initially, I wanted to thank everyone who assisted me with the issue a few months ago for simply disappearing. After my last status update, all the problems disappeared and everything functioned perfectly without any effort on my part. Now that the issue is resolved, I’ve started seeking further assistance because the situation has worsened significantly. Previously, my game or PC would only crash under heavy stress in demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Horizon 5, and Minecraft with advanced path-tracing shaders. For more information about then, you can review my previous posts. Currently, the crashes and freezing are much more severe—my system freezes or crashes even when watching YouTube, which sometimes causes a blue screen. Even playing Spotify while doing chores occasionally results in a complete freeze. The frequency of these crashes and blue screens remains similar to before (every 5-15 minutes). Last night, while watching a MrBeast video about 27 minutes long, Firefox crashed 15 times and I experienced a BSOD twice. Today, when watching YouTube, my playback would freeze multiple times, with the audio continuing while the video stopped. Firefox would also freeze completely, freezing my whole system. I could move the mouse but couldn’t click anywhere, not even on the taskbar. To bring it back online, I had to hold the power button for a few seconds before the PC shut down—yet somehow all the internal LEDs stayed lit. This is really worrying me. At this point, I’m only guessing it might be due to the RAM sticks, the power supply, or possibly the processor.
I attempted to identify the drives linked to the issue from the previous post, but I’m sure they aren’t the cause. For testing RAM, what approach should I take? Also, I ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool last night and it came up clean. One detail I overlooked in the original post was that my RAM consumption appears unusually high when idle—typically it should be around 2-4 GB, but it’s currently using 7-9 GB even when nothing is running.
Typical tools for RAM testing include memtest. The physical method is to unplug both sticks and test each one individually. Regarding idle RAM usage, it varies. For Windows 11, RAM consumption remains relatively high even after a minor cleanup. Modern versions tend to use unused memory during inactivity and release it when other programs need it. As for the drive, I previously purchased an NVMe SSD, which seemed normal except for occasional strange BSODs without clear patterns. This was unusual since my Windows clone from a previous SSD worked perfectly. According to HD Sentinel, the drive was healthy with no errors. The manufacturer's software reported it as fine, but diskmark showed crashes during benchmarking. I ran a deep test with the brand’s proprietary tool, which sometimes triggered a BSOD or freezing. After returning the defective unit and cloning my Windows back onto a new drive, everything functioned smoothly.
Also, I wanted to ask some experts in this area why I sometimes see four or five distinct Windows boot choices when I power on my PC. It's not just the BIOS menu; it's a real Windows-themed screen with two options for Windows 11 and two for Windows 10. Even though all my drives have been reformatted several times, I've reinstalled my OS many times during the recent troubleshooting phase.
Err... Take a pic, I'm having trouble understanding what you really meant by that. So yeah, take a pic and post. So people who are having trouble understanding can maybe understand better. Also, add a link to your previous troubleshooting post to this one. So people can take a look at what you have tried and stuff
Hey there! Your earlier discussion is saved under a different link now. The issue seems to be with the display settings—there are actually two Windows 11 and two Windows 10 versions showing up. You might want to check the system settings or restart your device to see which version appears correctly.
It seems uncertain what’s going on. My thought is there might be old boot files left behind. I recall reading about using several boot loaders in the boot manager and removing them, but I haven’t tried it myself, so I don’t know if it’s safe.
I executed two checks via the Samsung proprietary app for the NVME SSD, but no issues were detected. The RAM test concluded with 82 errors, and the interface displayed a positive message.