These are just a few cases, there are other unknown ones not mentioned here, but these are the common reasons your PC has been affected by this. Installing programs from untrusted websites can result in your PC getting infected and then results in your processor or hard drive issue. If you installed a buggy device driver on your Windows Pc you will begin getting the popup error message. Sometimes updated driver for your PC might have not been developed fully and installing it can result in getting your computer damaged.
BIOS update fails when your computer turns off during the update due to low battery life, downloading an incompatible update or if your computer has processor issues that can prevent it from installing. The BIOS is the first software to run and it provides runtime services for the OS and programs so be careful when updating. These preventive measures are not a guarantee you will not get this unknowingly, but as part of the prevention, it is best you always update your Windows security.
Make sure you have Antivirus on your Windows PC, this will ensure your computer is safe and no unknown software will be allowed to get installed if suspected to be a virus. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Miscellaneous. Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum. Sign in to vote.
Monday, October 17, PM. You may try following general steps to prevent that: Download and install updates and device drivers for your computer from Windows Update. Scan your computer for computer viruses. You can also enable system restore to allow you to restore your PC files to an earlier point in time. Sometimes, the only way to recover from a BSOD error is to consider wiping and reinstalling Windows 10 , returning it to the default configuration.
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It might be a little tedious, but if you scroll through each critical error, you will be able to identify which device caused issues. If the issue is recurring with the same device, you will have identified the problem right there. If it is a matter of faulty drivers, then you will need to completely remove the old one and install them again.
Remove all overclocking tools and restore your hardware to factory defaults. Then remove the overclocking software. The problem should be gone. If you want to overclock again, reinstall a fresh copy of the software and this time do it gradually so as not to push your hardware to its breaking point again.
The error might be a result of Windows 10 not working well with your overclocking tool. It is possible you might have to choose between running Windows 10 smoothly or overclocking your system. If updating the drivers did not work, you might want to consider removing and reinstalling any faulty drivers.
Sometimes Windows installs a generic version of a driver that ends up conflicting with the hardware. To check the exact model, refer to the original box.
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