DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

servalbyte · Jul 15, 2024

Hi, I am at my wits end with trying to track down an issue where my machine will bluescreen and hard reboot during gaming. The system is otherwise stable throughout the day, until anywhere between 30 mins and 2 hours into a game. Please see log files here.

I have tried the following (off the top of my head, this has been ongoing for months):

DDU
Sfc, chkdsk, dism
Fresh Windows reinstall
Reinstalled other applicable drivers (chipset, BIOS, network, etc)
Replaced motherboard, CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU
Specific to the game: moved game install to another drive, checked file integrity through Steam, switched between DirectX and Vulkan
Disabled Fast Startup
GPU related changes: capped FPS, changed power profile
Reverted BIOS to defaults (both old & new boards)
Disabled EXPO
Stress tested hardware using OCCT - no issues
Memtest - no errors with either RAM kits

My issue could be specific to the game I'm playing (Baldur's Gate 3), but I'm really struggling to narrow down what's happening here, so any insight would be really helpful. Thank you!

zbook · Jul 15, 2024

Please perform the following steps:

1) Turn off WDV

Enable and Disable Driver Verifier in Windows 10

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2) Run Tuneup plus > post a share link

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3) Create a new restore point

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4) Restart WDV with these settings:

a) Test all non-Microsoft drivers

b) Test no Microsoft drivers

c) Select these customized tests:

Code:

[ ] 0x00000001 Special pool.
    [ ] 0x00000002 Force IRQL checking.
    [ ] 0x00000008 Pool tracking.
    [ ] 0x00000010 I/O verification.
    [ ] 0x00000020 Deadlock detection.
    [ ] 0x00000080 DMA checking.
    [ ] 0x00000100 Security checks.
    [ ] 0x00000800 Miscellaneous checks.
    [ ] 0x00020000 DDI compliance checking.
    [ ] 0x00080000 DDI compliance checking (additional).
    [ ] 0x00002000 Invariant MDL checking for stack.
    [ ] 0x00004000 Invariant MDL checking for driver.

If there is no immediate BSOD the open administrative command prompt and copy and paste:

verifier /querysettings

Post a share link.

For any BSOD post a new V2 share link into the newest post.

Plan to run WDV for 48 hours with various customized tests.

DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

servalbyte

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zbook

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