Windows 10: BSOD Critical Process died and apps crashing

**chibee1** · 14 May 2017

Ive had many BSOD over the months (Exeption Not Handled, IRQL not less or equal, Critical Process died etc... ) and then i replaced some parts apart from the GPU and CPU and now have Critical Process died randomly and apps crashing like chrome steam and games wont open.

Dump files attached.

**Ztruker** · 15 May 2017

Not able to read dumps successfully. There is a problem with Microsoft's symbol servers. Until that gets fixed there is not a whole lot we can do.

I did look at your Event Viewer log and I see several of these:

Code:

Event[2908]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-WHEA-Logger
  Date: 2017-05-14T18:37:09.756
  Event ID: 19
  Task: N/A
  Level: Warning
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-19
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
  Computer: DESKTOP-KI4NR4M
  Description: 
A corrected hardware error has occurred.

Reported by component: Processor Core
Error Source: Corrected Machine Check
Error Type: Cache Hierarchy Error
Processor APIC ID: 0

Are you over-clocking your computer? I see you have Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility installed. If you are, please set everything back to normal and test for awhile, see if that resolves the problem.

**chibee1** · 15 May 2017

i am not overclocking i have replaced everything in my system apart from the cpu and gpu, as i thought it would fix the problem, however now i think i did overclock my cpu on accident though an asus feature before i replace my hardware could this have caused damage? But i did do a cpu check using intel processor diagnostic tool and it passed everything

**Ztruker** · 15 May 2017

See if Prime95 shows you anything. Monitor the temps while running it.

Follow this tutorial to stress test your CPU:
Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU - Windows 10 Forums

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**chibee1** · 15 May 2017

Ill try that but before i replace my hardware when i was trying to find the problem all temps were around 30 degrees and load was normal and the BSOD will happen randomly i could be playing a game for 2 hours and it wont happen or it will happen when i log in or open an application

**Ztruker** · 15 May 2017

One thing you can try is to enable Driver Verifier and test for a while, see if it shows anything.

The hardware error can possibly be caused by a driver so worth a shot.

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Driver Verifier is a diagnostic tool built into Windows 10, it is designed to verify both native Microsoft drivers and third party drivers. Driver Verifier's verification process involves putting heavy stress on drivers with the intention of making bad, outdated, incompatible or misbehaving drivers fail. The required result is a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) which will generate a crash dump for debugging purposes.
Machines exposed to Driver Verifier will run very sluggishly due to the stress being applied to the drivers.

Driver Verifier - Enable and Disable in Windows 10

Pay close attention to

PART TWO

and make sure the correct boxes are checked.

Warning:
It is not advised to run Driver Verifier for more than 48 hours at a time. Disable Driver Verifier after 48 hours or after receiving a BSOD, whichever happens soonest.

Always create a Restore Point prior to enabling Driver Verifier.

What we're looking for is a verifier generated BSOD with a mini dump that will tell us what driver caused it. If you get a BSOD, rerun dm_log_collector and upload the resulting zip file.

Windows 10: BSOD Critical Process died and apps crashing

BSOD Critical Process died and apps crashing

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