BSOD DRIVER_VERIFIER_DMA_VIOLATION (e6)

Check this out... Audiodg.exe crash right before the e6 bug BSOD:

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I have found some different audio drivers I am going to try and see if that resolves the issue.

audiodg.exe is a windows driver.

Please make a brand new restore point.
Make sure that the backup image is up to date.
Review the links for Windows driver verifier.
When comfortable with the methods to turn off and recover from using the tool use the custom settings in this link:
Enable and Disable Driver Verifier in Windows 10 | Tutorials
For any BSOD:
a) Post a new BETA log collector
b) Post a memory.dmp share link if the file size is < 1.5 GB

Crashed again. Since my Memory.dmp files appear to be corrupted I brought up the Blue Screen View report on the crash and also another instance of audiodg.exe faulting right before a BSOD.

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On my Memory.dmp being corrupted could it have something to do with how I am giving permissions in order to upload it to DropBox? I'll include screenshot of what I do to send it in DropBox. Perhaps that is corrupting it?

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I will provide a link again regardless once its done uploading. Persistence pays off, as they say.

zbook said:

audiodg.exe is a windows driver.

Please make a brand new restore point.
Make sure that the backup image is up to date.
Review the links for Windows driver verifier.
When comfortable with the methods to turn off and recover from using the tool use the custom settings in this link:
Enable and Disable Driver Verifier in Windows 10 | Tutorials
For any BSOD:
a) Post a new BETA log collector
b) Post a memory.dmp share link if the file size is < 1.5 GB

I've been using driver verifier with those settings for the past 2 days or so since you originally instructed me to. I have noticed no uptick in the amount of BSODs since. Roughly the same rate. I have driver verifier sniffing only the non-Microsoft drivers. Perhaps should I just set driver verifier to check for audiodg.exe then?

The permissions do not appear to be related to the problem.
The problem appears to be related to the database.
Enable or Disable Inherited Permissions for Objects in Windows | Tutorials

There should be more dumps to debug with windows driver verifier.
The question at this time is will some or all of the BSOD crashes be corrupted.
If there are some that are not corrupted then progress can be made.
If they are all corrupted then options in post 19 for clean install.

zbook said:

The permissions do not appear to be related to the problem.
The problem appears to be related to the database.
Enable or Disable Inherited Permissions for Objects in Windows | Tutorials

There should be more dumps to debug with windows driver verifier.
The question at this time is will some or all of the BSOD crashes be corrupted.
If there are some that are not corrupted then progress can be made.
If they are all corrupted then options in post 19 for clean install.

After doing some digging it looks like maybe the reason my dumps are being corrputed is incorrect paging file settings. I am setting it to "System Managed Size" and we'll see if that gives us better results. I will upload a new memory.dmp with these settings after my next crash.

Thanks.

Is the Windows drive C:?
Wasn't that displaying system managed in post #20?

zbook said:

Is the Windows drive C:?
Wasn't that displaying system managed in post #20?

You're right. I just deselected "Automatically Manage Paging Sizes for All Drives"

Derp.

Well, what I am concerned about is when it crashes I get the BSOD screen and my computer automatically reboots after a second or two despite having "Automatically Restart" deselected in the Startup and Recovery settings. From what I read, this is possibly an incorrect paging file setting?

edit - I will try uploading latest dmp file anyway. I really want to avoid a clean Windows install if I can help it. If I have to I will, but preferably as a last resort.

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Dropbox - MEMORY.DMP

Latest dmp file. Probably corrupt still.

I have Speccy. One of the first things I checked before I ever came here was temperatures and fans. No issues there. My CPU doesn't get above 60 degrees Celsius under load. GPU averages around 85-90 under heavy load.

I just uninstalled all the RealTek sound drivers again and this time I turned off the Windows automatic driver installer and we'll see if that stabilizes things.