Driver Verifier Boot Loop

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Driver Verifier Boot Loop

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I'm running Windows 10. I was having occasional issues with dwm crashing, so I turned on Driver Validation. Now I get a blue screen during boot for "DRIVER VERIFIER DETECTED VIOLATION". I can't reach safe mode to disable the verifier. It has looped more than 3 times without offering Repair. I booted off a USB Windows 10 install ISO and tried Repair/Startup Repair and it says "Cannot repair". There is no safe mode option here.

Please advise.

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Answer 1

Anonymous

Wow! I'm so glad that you could do that! Thanks for sharing this with all users!

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Answer 2

I was able to solve it by loading the SYSTEM registry hive in RegEdit from the Repair Command Line and renaming the following registry keys to prevent Driver Verifier from running:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDrivers

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\VerifyDriverLevel

Answer 3

Hello Brian,

My name is Hanem, an independent advisor, and I'm here to help you.

I'm sorry that you are experiencing this issue, and I will try my best to assist you.

This happens due to faulty hardware or deteriorating drivers.

Since you already have the USB to do Windows repair or installation, kindly follow the steps from this link:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/for...

Feel free to reply on this thread if you still need further assistance, and I'll be more than happy to assist you.

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