This system error message requires immediate assistance.
This system error message requires immediate assistance.
I've shared this problem before, but there might be more details in that discussion. For a quick summary:
Recently, I experienced a persistent WHEA Uncorrectable Error BSOD, which has now shifted to a CRITICAL PROCESS DIED BSOD. I upgraded my motherboard, CPU, and RAM to AM5 and DDR5, along with a new power supply. I performed a Windows reset to clear files and installed a fresh OS, along with all required drivers for the new hardware. I also updated graphics card drivers and conducted extensive troubleshooting.
A week ago, I took my computer to a local repair shop where they installed a new BIOS on my old motherboard, set up Windows installation, updated drivers, and replaced some power connections. However, none of these actions resolved the problem.
In the past year, I've replaced every component in my PC except the RTX 4070, which I received for Christmas two years ago. The blue screen errors started a few months after the upgrade, appearing intermittently—sometimes multiple times daily, other times once a week or not at all for extended periods. Recently, the issues have intensified, now occurring consecutively within minutes, sometimes lasting about 10 minutes before another blue screen appears when I try to open an application besides my browser.
After replacing nearly every part of my system, I've spent many hours searching on Reddit and Microsoft forums, trying every possible solution. I'm extremely frustrated and in desperate need of assistance.
I’m ready to share any details about my PC’s current condition. As a student on a tight budget, I’m hoping for confirmation that replacing the GPU won’t be necessary, given its high cost and age (just two years).
Any support would mean a lot to me. Thank you.
Updated: Removed the GPU to see if the issue persisted, and it did. After thoroughly replacing every other part of the system, it seems the problem relates to my Windows or corrupted files. If anyone has suggestions for a complete memory wipe, a clean data reset on all drives, and a fresh Windows installation, I’d be open to trying it.
What version of Windows are you running, e.g. Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Professional, etc.
Did you download a Windows ISO direct from the Microsoft web site, or from some other more dubious source?
Do you have a proper License bought from the likes of Amazon, or a dodgy $12 so-called "genuine" Activation Key, split from a 1,000 user Volume License or an Educational License pack, thereby breaching Microsoft's Ts and Cs.
Did you use Rufus (my preferred option) to create a bootable USB memory stick from the Windows ISO or Microsoft's utility?
The fact you've changed mobo, CPU, RAM, PSU, boot drive and presumably tried the iGPU in your new AM5 CPU implies it's something to do with the OS.
For a start, I suggest switching off XMP memory overclocking when installing any OS. You should aim fro stability at firts, not speed. With DDR4, stick at 2133 or 2400MT/s. With DDR5 stick at 4800MT/s. Instability due to overclocked RAM is the last thing you need when troubleshooting.
I'm still running Windows 10 Professional on most of my systems until October 2025, with Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 disabled on systems with these options. I install Windows using a Local Account, not my Microsoft Account.
It might be an idea to switch off Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in the BIOS and try a fresh install of Windows 10 on a spare (blank) SSD if you've been using Windows 11.
Alternatively, you can install Windows 11 again, but this time with Secure Boot and TPM disabled, by using Rufus to tweak the ISO file. You might end up with a stable (but less secure) system.
https://windowsforum.com/threads/ho...re...nt.348702/
The idea is to make a number of changes, not continue down the same path and getting nowhere.
When I'm re-installing Windows on a disk which has already been used as a boot drive, as soon as I've booted from the Rufus USB flash drive, I dive into the menu that allows me to wipe each and every one of the partitions on the SSD, including all the hidden partitions.
If you check your current boot drive in Windows Disk Management, you may find a 16MB partition (created for GPT disks), plus a nominal 100MB hidden Boot partition, plus a nominal 500MB hidden Recovery partition, plus a visible C: drive partition containing Windows and your programs. You may find several more partitions. They all need to go on a fresh install.
I wipe all traces of these partitions both hidden and visible, leaving a completely blank disk, before allowing Windows to re-install.
There's a vague chance the Windows "Reset" option is keeping some information on the drive and corrupting each new install. I've never used this option, so I'm not entirely clear what it keeps and what it discards.
Have you at any time run Memtest86 on the RAM in either system? A full test takes several hours, so you need a reasonably stable system to use this check. If your RAM is bad or overclocked too fast, it could be the culprit.
https://www.memtest86.com/
Please can you list all the components used in your old and new setups.
Do you have your DIMMs fitted in the recommended sockets (usually A2, B2 on a mobo with four RAM slots)?