BSOD (Green) when I updated to build 19603 (DPC Watchdog Violation).

Cheers

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The most taxing thing I use my machine for is listening to tunes and playing Microsoft Solitaire.

Please do not think I am being controversial, I thought you had to torrent software installed.
qBittorrent 4.2.3
so in an effort to help you as best as possible, that does not quite seem to fit with your statement above.

2. That computer motherboard has a max ram of 16GB. I can find no indication any where that this has changed
There are TWO memory channels
The same coloured clips indicate each DIMM of a different channel
DIMM I and DIMM2, these are not next to each other they are the slots with white clips - so one stick in DIMM 1 and one in DIMM 2 is one stick in each channel

Then one stick in each of the black coloured slots is a second stick in each channel

3. YOU have 2GB Samsung ram in DIMM1 and the same in DIMM2 but they are not a matched pair. They will still work but for best performance should be a matched pair. That means the chip configuration etc is exactly the same on both sticks..
HOWEVER that is NOT the major problem - not a matched pair

4. You therefore with an 8GB in DIMM3 and an 8GB in DIMM4 now have 10GB in each channel

Please be aware that more ram than the system is designed for can result in kernel panic and the system may well BSOD and shut down. It is NOT common, that this happens, but it can do


5. I suggest you insert ONLY the two 8GB sticks of ram one in each of the SAME coloured slots using the guide above

I am going offline for evening meal, back about 2030 if needed, on your topic.

Then see how it runs.

The fact it has been OK, does not mean that the ram issue is NOT now partly too blame for your problem.


From your computer manual
The recommended memory configurations are: matched memory module (s) installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 and another matched memory module(s) installed in DIMM connectors 3 and 4.

Therefore matched memory modules in DIMM connectors 3 and 4 (black securing clips) and the same in DIMM 1 and 2.

Dual channel ram

Cheers
Please do NOT be annoyed, however, if I am continuing to help as I said

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The most taxing thing I use my machine for is listening to tunes and playing Microsoft Solitaire.
Please do not think I am being controversial, I thought you had to torrent software installed.
qBittorrent 4.2.3
so in an effort to help you as best as possible, that does not quite seem to fit with your statement above.

you seem to have completely missed that - albeit I did not in essence ask for your reply to it.

Without going into detail, the use of torrents changes the way I need to approach the issue.

Cheers
The reason I was asking is that various unwanted attachments to torrents, from unknown sources can often contain all manner of malware in its widest terms, that may have all sorts of effects on your system.

Please let me further review the logs etc and I will post back sometime later, it will be late, probably about 0100 hrs.

I have reset everything. Reinstalled and updated MoBo Bios. Removed and reinstalled video card and reinstalled drivers. Removed and reinstalled all network BS (reset winsock et al), and removed and reinstalled soundcard. So far so good.
Thank you for your assistance. Like they say on "The IT Crowd", have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again? Cheers.

Spoke too soon. Still acting up BUT only, it seems. on the new facebook. Other webpages seem to work fine but when I go to the NEW Facebook it locks up and BSOD. I have switched back to the old version Of FB and the build) and may try upgrading again later....

Cheers
I was just preparing my suggestions, but in view of the reset etc any suggestion now will be a likely waste of time, for both of us.
IMHO it is best to wait, until you get a new crash dump and some further entries on freeze in event log and then start again if you wish to pursue it.
FOR NOW
I would connect the OS drive to SATA 0 or 1 whatever it is called on your Dell (I would have to look at your manual again and it is too late for me to do that now)

I would leave the other SSD unconnected.
I would also leave the WD drive unconnected.

I would clean install the Insider 19603 to the ONE connected SSD checking in BIOS before the install that the BIOS is NOT set to RAID for that drive.

I would then after the install has completed test the system.
as a vanilla installation insofar as is possible for you to do so

Then if it does not crash I would connect the other drives and
restore your personal data.

Test again and then reinstall your apps

Of course this exercise depends on your ability to reinstall what you wish, that requires the installation media and you having such.

I would of course create an image first in case my suggestions prove NOT to solve the problem.

At the risk of seeming as though I am simply repeating what I said previously for the sake of it - please accept that it is IMHO best advice.

I see the whole exercise of trying to run the latest Windows 10 Insider Builds on that computer as being very likely to result in continuing problems - even if you solve this one.

I have no idea how to NOT set up this machine for RAID. It did that on it's own.

It is not unusual to encounter such, or indeed other changes on controllers when the computer cannot receive the proper update for the controller from the manufacturer of the computer - Dell or the controller site if not available at Dell

The problem arises when the computer is forced to use either Windows 10 default drivers, an example being the graphics, where if there is no driver for 10 it uses Windows WDDM
Check Windows Display Driver Model Version for WDDM Support in Windows and from there on the sub link to Microsoft

If display hardware is attached to a Windows 8 computer without a driver that is certified to support WDDM 1.2 or later, the system defaults to running the Microsoft Basic Display Driver.

as you can see on 10 it is the same but should be a WDDM 2.0 plus.
If it cannot offer that it will default to lower in the case of older graphics.

I only provide that as an example but the same principle exists on the controller driver.
That of course presumes that the problem is the controller rather than other drivers for the system hardware.

You also have to appreciate that the Insider builds, although even more susceptible to problems, as they are in effect testing versions are in this regard similar to the general release versions - what works OK on a given hardware or indeed software, does not work OK on a new version.