Frequent BSOD memory_management

To turn off windows driver verifier there are 3 methods in the link in post#29.
1) startup options (not startup repair) > save mode with command prompt > type: verifier /reset
2) command prompt > Administrator X:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe > type: verifier /bootmode resetonbootfail
3) restore

Please post an updated zip.
Please see post #20 and post images of the drive testing.

Hi zbook,

2)worked! Please see attached zip. No new minidumps were created when booting with driver verifier enabled though (the most recent dump on the 19th happened prior to this testing).

Thanks
George

Attachment 149663

Okay.
If you use DVD Fab Passkey by Fengtao Software please uninstall and reinstall it.

It's not essential so I've uninstalled it.

What next?

Restart windows driver verifier.
Later in the day I'll check in to see if there are any bsod mini dumps
Please post images of the SMART tests on the drives.
Error scans etc.

I setup verifier again and it still hung on the windows logo.

Driver selection:
Attachment 149683
Attachment 149684

I reset the verifier and decided to add the non MS drivers one at a time until it worked/hung. Arbitrarily I selected the OpenVPN tap0901.sys and got a DRIVER VIOLATION within seconds of desktop loading.

I've attached new dump/logs: Attachment 149685

Many thanks
George

Attached are HDTUNE HDD tests

Hope this is what you are after
Attachment 149700
Attachment 149701

There was 1 bsod mini dump file debugged which displayed: tap0901.sys

Open Asus web site > enter serial or product number with operating system > view drivers > identify TAP ethernet driver
Using device manager uninstall Tap ethernet adapter tap0901.sys
Reinstall from Asus website


Report into the thread the duration of the windows icon hangs with rotating dots. When and how often do they occur? Is it only with windows driver verifier?

Code:

tap0901      TAP-Windows Adapter V9 TAP-Windows Adapter V9 Kernel        Manual     Running    OK         TRUE        FALSE        4,096             16,384      0          21 Apr 10:10:05        C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\tap0901.sys          4,096

Code:

BugCheck C4, {2002, fffff80fa2f88aa8, 10, 0}*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for tap0901.sys*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for tap0901.sysProbably caused by : tap0901.sys ( tap0901+8aa8 )

tap0901.sys

TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 or OpenVPN driver or COMODO

http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html or http://forums.comodo.com/index.php?a...0;attach=17692Requires registration

Code:

Event[67]:  Log Name: System  Source: Service Control Manager  Date: 2017-05-06T14:38:48.161  Event ID: 7045  Task: N/A  Level: Information  Opcode: N/A  Keyword: Classic  User: S-1-5-18  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  Computer: DESKTOP-L224S2J  Description: A service was installed in the system.Service Name:  TAP-Windows Adapter V9Service File Name:  \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\tap0901.sysService Type:  kernel mode driverService Start Type:  demand startService Account:

Code:

Name    [00000001] TAP-Windows Adapter V9Adapter Type    Ethernet 802.3Product Type    TAP-Windows Adapter V9Installed    YesPNP Device ID    ROOT\NET\0000Last Reset    20 Aug 14:14Index    1Service Name    tap0901IP Address    Not AvailableIP Subnet    Not AvailableDefault IP Gateway    Not AvailableDHCP Enabled    YesDHCP Server    Not AvailableDHCP Lease Expires    Not AvailableDHCP Lease Obtained    Not AvailableMAC Address    ‪00:FF:40:6C:27:42‬Driver    c:\windows\system32\drivers\tap0901.sys (9.0.0.21, 26.50 KB (27,136 bytes), 17 May 13:27)

tap0901.sys relates to the VPN client I use. I have removed it as it is not essential and I could bring back into the mix later.

Despite the above, I still hang at the blue windows logo when I enable Driver Verifier (with all non MS drivers checked).

The hang is just the windows logo only (no spinning dots). This only happens when driver verifier is enabled. I have never seen this happen before. The only time this has not happened with driver verifier enabled is when I (completely randomly) ticked only the tap0901.sys driver for verification.

Do you want me to enable non MS drivers one by one?

How long is the hang?
Is it tolerable or intolerable?
The tests that were ran, scannow and restorehealth did not display integrity violations but parts of the operating system and registry are not checked or fixed by running scannow or restorehealth.

If you start from a clean install "vanilla install" with windows updates only and no drivers or applications installed this is the best starting point for testing hardware.
For the software issues now please perform an in place upgrade repair:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

Let us know what happens to the Microsoft icon hangs. Did they disappear, get worse, or remain the same after the in place upgrade repair.