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Intermittent BSoDs after a power outage, what is going on?

Anonymous
2024-01-13T17:47:02+00:00

My sister's PC got turned off during a power outage two days ago (no surge, nothing is fried), and ever since then it has had intermittent BSoDs.

First time, it blue screened, and windows failed to even boot into the recovery screen, and after it restarted itself twice, it went straight to bios. After turning the PC off, then on again, it blue screened, but successfully booted into the recovery screen. There I tried to repair windows, but it failed to do so. I restarted again, and windows somehow successfully booted up?? Then, about 30 minutes later, another blue screen when she opened google, and it booted into the recovery screen. It successfully repaired windows, and there hasn't been a blue screen so far.

Some of the error codes included:
PROCESS1_INITIALIZATION_FAILED (no other details)
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED - What failed: WimFsf.sys
KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (no other details)
And some other codes I was not able to catch before it restarted.

I looked through the .dmp files, and things seemed to be pointing to corrupted drivers, but I don't want to mess with those yet until I'm sure they're the problem. This PC *has* had driver problems in the past, and it took ages to get it to work properly, so I refuse to touch them too much until that is 100% the problem.

I have tried updating adapters, updating drivers, updating windows, and other things I forget, but I have not tried using DDU or using a USB to repair the windows installation.

Her PC is running a fairly new clean install of Windows 11 and has a Ryzen 3 3100 with an RX 570 on a a320m/ac motherboard. There is an unused hard drive that is about to die hooked up inside the computer, but it hasn't died yet, and it has nothing on it.

Anyone know what's going on?

Here is a google drive link to the four .dmp files I have collected.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17Qtgt5IflIy-vFLfPDOWZAAcK-k_wE-x?usp=sharing

Edit: (1/13/24 at 8:43pm)
More things I have tried, that still result in blue screens.
Using DDU and reinstalling drivers.
Running SFC /scannow, CHKDSK and CHKDSK /f, many DISM commands
Reinstalling windows from the ISO file

Scannow reports corrupted irreparable files, and chkdsk either says there are corrupted files, or it gives an unspecified error at stage 3

Edit: (1/23/24)

I am 99% sure this is a ran issue. I ran memtest86+ and it's coming up with ram errors now.
Also, I listed the mobo of another computer, and I fixed it, my bad lol

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T21:53:02+00:00

    Alright, I am now disregarding any further advice you are giving me. You are flat out WRONG, and I can no longer trust your advice.
    WimFSF.sys errors can be caused by a myriad of things, with the most common being an installation problem with windows. NOT only caused by hardware errors. And, the most common cause of "sporadic" problems in electronics is not hardware errors. 90% of the time it is out of date software, or other minor issues. And yes, I think my hardware is all nice and dandy because windows has booted properly multiple times, and all the errors I am getting are pointing to corrupted files.
    I am not ruling out the possibility of hardware errors though. Sure, it could be there, but the chance of it being a hardware error is extremely low, especially after I ran commands in cmd that told me I had corrupted system files. So I am doing everything else I can before moving towards hardware errors.

    You are also being extremely aggressive for no good reason, you're assuming things about me that are incorrect (i.e. "... you think that Ceramic Capacitors look any different after they've been destroyed by a power overload.") and making accusations when all I am doing is asking for help about my sister's PC.

    You want me to ***what?***Paste dump files here?
    You know how massive those are, right? If you think my link is malicious, then please provide me with your email, so I can email you the .dmp files.
    If you think that .dmp files can be malicious, then I don't know what to tell you.

    You're really going to use a quote? On a tech support forum?
    If we're going to do that, then I too will use one.

    “who wishes to fight must first count the cost”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

    Next time, please consider your dignity before trying to start an argument online with someone who is seeking help and advice.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T12:09:17+00:00

    I highly recommend rereading my post, as well as taking a look at the dump files, as I think you may have missed some details.

    I don't follow links to other websites. If you want me to read your dump reports, post the text they contain instead of acting like you don't know malware, phishing, and other bad behaviors are ridiculously common on webforums and especially on big forums like Microsoft's.

    You think that Windows managed to boot one out of several times is proof that all the hardware and specifically the electrical components are just fine and dandy, so you don't have any clue that damaged transistors are the most common cause of "sporadic" problems in electronic devices, and you think all capacitors are the same so you think that Ceramic Capacitors look any different after they've been destroyed by a power overload. You also don't know that WimFSF.sys errors can only be caused by defective hardware, but you're an old hand at the lowest-level of electronics componentry.

    I'm going to quote the river guide from, "Without A Paddle," when I say: "Go ahead. Lie to me. I'm not the one who's going to DROWN!"

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T00:45:33+00:00

    Andrew,

    I know nothing is fried because, like I stated here, "There I tried to repair windows, but it failed to do so. I restarted again, and windows somehow successfully booted up??," windows successfully booted up.

    Yes, I do know what it sounds like when a transistor overheats. Yes, I know what blown capacitors look like. My father does own a multimeter, we do not own an oscilloscope though. There is no need to thoroughly test anything though, as there is no visible, audible, or... "smellable" damage, along with a successful boot.

    Thank you for reminding me about sfc and chkdsk, I completely forgot those were a thing. They did show some corrupted files, so I will immediately get to work on that, and add to my post if anything changes.

    I highly recommend rereading my post, as well as taking a look at the dump files, as I think you may have missed some details.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-13T19:01:54+00:00

    I don't know how you can be sure "nothing is fried." Do you know what a blown catalytic, wound-film, or ceramic capacitor look like? Do you know what it sounds like when a transistor overheats enough to burn out? Do you own a digital multimeter and oscilloscope, and have you thoroughly tested every circuit and component on the mainboard? Are you aware that EMP can be caused both by "power outage" and also by "power restoration" in everything from the massive transformers in power stations to the tiny transformers in wall-wort blocks, as well as in speakers and microphones and anything with a digital display screen, and that even a small EMP can induce a power surge in a capacitor or transistor several feet away?

    If you can get to the Recovery Console, you should run sfc and chkdsk and don't worry about how long it takes. If you can't get to a Recovery Console during regular boot-failure, then you can if you boot from a viable Windows Installation Media whether it is USB or DVD or whatever. If you can't boot from a CD/DVD or a USB, then something very certainly IS fried.

    If you can boot and successfully fix any filesystem errors, and the system still won't boot, then you need to disable or remove your installed drivers using the external boot media which worked to run sfc and chkdsk.

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