Updated windows, PC started having BSOD and games crashing constantly

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Updated windows, PC started having BSOD and games crashing constantly

William Hamric 5

Good day,

I'm reaching out as since the start of 2026, I've had constant PC issues to include a variety of BSOD and games crashing constantly. The following is my Windows and Device specifications. BIOS for my motherboard (ASUS z790 gaming wifi7) is up-to-date, I've checked my Samsung SSD 990 and WD Blue SN580 HHDs for faults using both the command prompt command and via Properties Error Checking program with no negative result and used the INTEL Processor Diagnostic Tool with also no negative result. I did a fresh Windows 11 install via the installation media from Microsoft's website and the issues came back.

Windows

Edition Windows 11 Home

Version 25H2

Installed on ‎3/‎1/‎2026

OS build 26200.7922

Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.300.0

Device

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900KF (3.20 GHz)

Installed RAM 64.0 GB (63.8 GB usable)

Device ID FA150E80-B3CB-4935-AEDB-CD74343F1831

Product ID 00342-21320-32353-AAOEM

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

minidump link (it has 5 inside of the folder)
https://1drv.ms/f/c/6e43e73a12b4069f/IgANoV7zgForT4hJ3Yu5GP1CAVfuQ-jXqISJFLwwttK34Mc?e=5azGb6

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Answer 1

Hey. I've got a similar issue on my end, I can confirm that it isn't just linked to Intel. I'm on an AMD Ryzen 9060 XT (16GB)

OS Name Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Version 10.0.26200 Build 26200

Other OS Description Not Available

OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

OS Name	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro	

Version	10.0.26200 Build 26200	

Other OS Description 	Not Available	

OS Manufacturer	Microsoft Corporation	

 Machine Id: {8310AE67-FB5D-43A3-A3C9-5B5F32963250}

     Operating System: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 26200) (26100.ge_release.240331-1435)

             Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

  System Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

         System Model: MS-7E26

                 BIOS: 1.M6 (type: UEFI)

            Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6-Core Processor              (12 CPUs), ~3.9GHz

               Memory: 32768MB RAM

  Available OS Memory: 31850MB RAM

            Page File: 16308MB used, 20660MB available

          Windows Dir: C:\Windows

      DirectX Version: DirectX 12

  DX Setup Parameters: Not found

     User DPI Setting: 120 DPI (125 percent)

   System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

      DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

             Miracast: Available, with HDCP

Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported

 DirectX Database Version: 1.7.9

   Auto Super Res Version: Unknown

   System Mux Support: Mux Support Inactive - Ok

       Mux Target GPU: dGPU

Mux Incompatible List: Unknown

       DxDiag Version: 10.00.26100.7920 64bit Unicode
```Graphics Card:

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       Card name: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

    Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

       Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x7590)

        DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

     Device Type: Full Device (POST)

      Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7590&SUBSYS_24291458&REV_C0

   Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER] 

 Device Problem Code: No Problem

 Driver Problem Code: Unknown

  Display Memory: 32125 MB

Dedicated Memory: 16200 MB

   Shared Memory: 15924 MB

    Current Mode: 2560 x 1440 (32 bit) (60Hz)

     HDR Support: Supported

Display Topology: Extend

 Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709

 Color Primaries: Red(0.650391,0.334961), Green(0.310547,0.617188), Blue(0.153320,0.038086), White Point(0.312500,0.329102)

   Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.220900, Max Luminance = 301.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 301.000000

    Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

   Monitor Model: MSI MAG 275QF

      Monitor Id: MSI4CE2

     Native Mode: 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)

     Output Type: Displayport External

Monitor Capabilities: HDR Supported (BT2020RGB BT2020YCC Eotf2084Supported )

Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP

  Advanced Color: AdvancedColorSupported 

  Using DDisplay: Yes

             WCG: Wcg Supported

   Active Color Mode: DISPLAYCONFIG_ADVANCED_COLOR_MODE_SDR

     Driver Name: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\atidx9loader64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\amdxx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\amdxx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\amdxc64.dll

 Driver File Version: 32.00.23017.1001 (English)

  Driver Version: 32.0.23017.1001

     DDI Version: 12

  Adapter Attributes: HARDWARE_TYPE_GPU,D3D11_GRAPHICS,D3D12_GRAPHICS,D3D12_CORE_COMPUTE,D3D12_GENERIC_ML,D3D12_GENERIC_MEDIA

  Feature Levels: 12_2,12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1,1_0_CORE

    Driver Model: WDDM 3.2

 Hardware Scheduling: DriverSupportState:Stable Enabled:True 

     Displayable: Supported 

 Graphics Preemption: Primitive

  Compute Preemption: Thread group

        Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver

  Detachable GPU: No

 Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported

 GPU Mux Support: Development, Critical info missing - Unknown Error

  Power P-states: Not Supported

  Virtualization: Paravirtualization 

      Block List: DISABLE_HWSCH

  Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:True 

   Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 08/01/2026 00:00:00, 141840 bytes

     WHQL Logo'd: Yes

 WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown

   Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-36D0-11CF-0174-C05D6FC2ED35}

       Vendor ID: 0x1002

       Device ID: 0x7590

       SubSys ID: 0x24291458

     Revision ID: 0x00C0

  Driver Strong Name: oem5.inf:cb0ae414dca6e6be:ati2mtag_Navi48:32.0.23017.1001:PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7590&SUBSYS_24291458&REV_C0

  Adapter Family: Unknown

  Rank Of Driver: 00CF0000

     Video Accel: Unknown

     DXVA2 Modes: {C58B9A06-7E89-11E1-BB00-70B34824019B}  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  {4245F676-2BBC-4166-A0BB-54E7B849C380}  {9901CCD3-CA12-4B7E-867A-E2223D9255C3}  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT  {D1C20509-AE7B-4E72-AE3B-49F88D58992F}  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main  {EA72396A-67EC-4781-BEDE-56F498F04EF2}  {C152CA8F-738C-461B-AD89-FC292CF8F162}  {514A356C-7027-4AFF-8A60-AFD2C1F672F1}  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10  {65D1FA41-58AF-453A-9CAB-5D981156DA9F}  {2DB154B6-DBB2-4079-A3FF-60D7A898A6AB}  {C74A3FD0-D713-4581-A02E-8EDFB112ACE3}  DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_Profile0  DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_10bit_Profile2  {2D80BED6-9CAC-4835-9E91-327BBC4F9EE8}  {B8BE4CCB-CF53-46BA-8D59-D6B8A6DA5D2A}  {603A4756-A864-4F91-BB62-2C935B7A1391}  {84AD67F6-4C21-419A-9F0B-24F0578906C1}  

     D3D12 Encode Modes: { D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_H264_MAIN } { D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_H264_HIGH } { D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN }{ D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN10 }{ D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_AV1_PROFILE_MAIN }

  Deinterlace Caps: n/a

    D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported

         DXVA-HD: Not Supported

    DDraw Status: Enabled

      D3D Status: Enabled

      AGP Status: Enabled

   MPO MaxPlanes: 1

        MPO Caps: Not Supported

     MPO Stretch: Not Supported

 MPO Media Hints: Not Supported

     MPO Formats: Not Supported

PanelFitter Caps: Not Supported

 PanelFitter Stretch: Not Supported

   Component Drivers: 

         Driver Name: Unknown

      Driver Version: Unknown

         Driver Date: Unknown

     Driver Provider: Unknown

  Catalog Attributes: N/A

         Driver Name: Unknown

      Driver Version: Unknown

         Driver Date: Unknown

     Driver Provider: Unknown

  Catalog Attributes: N/A

         Driver Name: Unknown

      Driver Version: Unknown

         Driver Date: Unknown

     Driver Provider: Unknown

  Catalog Attributes: N/A

         Driver Name: Unknown

      Driver Version: Unknown

         Driver Date: Unknown

     Driver Provider: Unknown

  Catalog Attributes: N/A

         Driver Name: Unknown

      Driver Version: Unknown

         Driver Date: Unknown

     Driver Provider: Unknown

  Catalog Attributes: N/A

       Card name: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT

    Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

       Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x7590)

        DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

     Device Type: Full Device (POST)

      Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7590&SUBSYS_24291458&REV_C0

   Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER] 

 Device Problem Code: No Problem

 Driver Problem Code: Unknown

  Display Memory: 32125 MB

Dedicated Memory: 16200 MB

   Shared Memory: 15924 MB

    Current Mode: 2560 x 1440 (32 bit) (60Hz)

     HDR Support: Supported

Display Topology: Extend

 Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709

 Color Primaries: Red(0.650391,0.334961), Green(0.310547,0.617188), Blue(0.153320,0.038086), White Point(0.312500,0.329102)

   Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.220900, Max Luminance = 301.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 301.000000

    Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

   Monitor Model: MSI MAG 275QF

      Monitor Id: MSI4CE2

     Native Mode: 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)

     Output Type: Displayport External

Monitor Capabilities: HDR Supported (BT2020RGB BT2020YCC Eotf2084Supported )

Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP

  Advanced Color: AdvancedColorSupported 

  Using DDisplay: Yes

             WCG: Wcg Supported

   Active Color Mode: DISPLAYCONFIG_ADVANCED_COLOR_MODE_SDR

     Driver Name: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\atidx9loader64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\amdxx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\amdxx64.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\u0197915.inf_amd64_eb320df27cfa9aaf\B025647\amdxc64.dll

 Driver File Version: 32.00.23017.1001 (English)

  Driver Version: 32.0.23017.1001

     DDI Version: 12

  Adapter Attributes: HARDWARE_TYPE_GPU,D3D11_GRAPHICS,D3D12_GRAPHICS,D3D12_CORE_COMPUTE,D3D12_GENERIC_ML,D3D12_GENERIC_MEDIA

  Feature Levels: 12_2,12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1,1_0_CORE

    Driver Model: WDDM 3.2

 Hardware Scheduling: DriverSupportState:Stable Enabled:True 

     Displayable: Supported 

 Graphics Preemption: Primitive

  Compute Preemption: Thread group

        Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver

  Detachable GPU: No

 Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported

 GPU Mux Support: Development, Critical info missing - Unknown Error

  Power P-states: Not Supported

  Virtualization: Paravirtualization 

      Block List: DISABLE_HWSCH

  Catalog Attributes: Universal:False Declarative:True 

   Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 08/01/2026 00:00:00, 141840 bytes

     WHQL Logo'd: Yes

 WHQL Date Stamp: Unknown

   Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-36D0-11CF-0174-C05D6FC2ED35}

       Vendor ID: 0x1002

       Device ID: 0x7590

       SubSys ID: 0x24291458

     Revision ID: 0x00C0

  Driver Strong Name: oem5.inf:cb0ae414dca6e6be:ati2mtag_Navi48:32.0.23017.1001:PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_7590&SUBSYS_24291458&REV_C0

  Adapter Family: Unknown

  Rank Of Driver: 00CF0000

     Video Accel: Unknown

     DXVA2 Modes: {C58B9A06-7E89-11E1-BB00-70B34824019B}  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_NoFGT  {4245F676-2BBC-4166-A0BB-54E7B849C380}  {9901CCD3-CA12-4B7E-867A-E2223D9255C3}  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_Progressive_NoFGT  DXVA2_ModeH264_VLD_Stereo_NoFGT  {D1C20509-AE7B-4E72-AE3B-49F88D58992F}  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main  {EA72396A-67EC-4781-BEDE-56F498F04EF2}  {C152CA8F-738C-461B-AD89-FC292CF8F162}  {514A356C-7027-4AFF-8A60-AFD2C1F672F1}  DXVA2_ModeHEVC_VLD_Main10  {65D1FA41-58AF-453A-9CAB-5D981156DA9F}  {2DB154B6-DBB2-4079-A3FF-60D7A898A6AB}  {C74A3FD0-D713-4581-A02E-8EDFB112ACE3}  DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_Profile0  DXVA2_ModeVP9_VLD_10bit_Profile2  {2D80BED6-9CAC-4835-9E91-327BBC4F9EE8}  {B8BE4CCB-CF53-46BA-8D59-D6B8A6DA5D2A}  {603A4756-A864-4F91-BB62-2C935B7A1391}  {84AD67F6-4C21-419A-9F0B-24F0578906C1}  

     D3D12 Encode Modes: { D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_H264_MAIN } { D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_H264_HIGH } { D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN }{ D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN10 }{ D3D12_VIDEO_ENCODER_AV1_PROFILE_MAIN }

  Deinterlace Caps: n/a

    D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported

         DXVA-HD: Not Supported

    DDraw Status: Enabled

      D3D Status: Enabled

      AGP Status: Enabled

   MPO MaxPlanes: 1

        MPO Caps: Not Supported

     MPO Stretch: Not Supported

 MPO Media Hints: Not Supported

     MPO Formats: Not Supported

PanelFitter Caps: Not Supported

 PanelFitter Stretch: Not Supported

William Hamric 5 Reputation points

2026-03-07T19:15:27.6066667+00:00

You may want to put in a ticket for it, just in case, but mine seems to be fixed so far with Thileep Kumar's advice. Though, and I do want to stress this, I don't know enough to say if that's valid for AMD chips. Try commenting in their post on here and hopefully they respond to it.

Answer 2

Thileep Kumar 4,095 Independent Advisor

The analysis points to intelppm.sys and GenuineIntel.sys, which are related to the Intel processor driver. I recommend updating your BIOS, chipset drivers, and processor drivers from your device manufacturer’s support website.

Also try the steps below

Press Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.

Type regedit and click OK.

Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\intelppm

In the right pane, double-click on the Start DWORD.

Change the Value data to 4, then click OK.

Restart the computer and check if the issue persists.

William Hamric 5 Reputation points

2026-03-05T09:02:52.5166667+00:00

I just double checked and my BIOS version and processor drivers are all up-to-date.

I did the DWORD change and I'll see how it goes
William Hamric 5 Reputation points

2026-03-05T10:07:06.0966667+00:00

Coming back, worked for about 45 minutes then got a "page fault in non-paged area"
Thileep Kumar 4,095 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-03-06T04:19:10.89+00:00

Could you please share the latest dump file?
William Hamric 5 Reputation points

2026-03-07T01:11:13.5433333+00:00

Realized I messed up on the DWORD change and it didn't save. Did it properly and haven't had an issue since then. I'll keep this one open if there's any issues in the upcoming week, but I have literally gone from 6-10 BSOD a day to 0.
Thileep Kumar 4,095 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-03-07T06:21:07.4866667+00:00

Thank you for the update. I'm glad to hear that correcting the DWORD change resolved the issue and that the system is now running without any BSODs.
Thileep Kumar 4,095 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-03-08T02:28:56.81+00:00

I hope the solution above has resolved your issue. If you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out. Otherwise, you may take a moment to rate the answer. Wishing you all the best!
Fenix 0 Reputation points

2026-03-08T19:42:57.7266667+00:00

Hey, I don't suppose you could help me out with my problem that I posted in a post on this forum post?

Thanks!

Answer 3

Frequent BSOD and game crashes after a Windows 11 update are typically caused by a faulty driver, problematic third‑party software (including overclocking/tuning tools), or a hardware/driver incompatibility exposed by the new build. The minidumps would need to be analyzed directly, but the supported next steps are:

Apply basic Windows stop‑error troubleshooting Follow the standard sequence for repeated blue screens on Windows 11:

Remove any recently added hardware

If any new device (USB, PCIe card, external drive, etc.) was added around the time problems started, shut down, disconnect/remove it, and test stability.

Boot into Safe Mode and test

Start the PC in Safe Mode as described in Start your PC in safe mode in Windows 11.
In Safe Mode, use the system for a while (browsing, basic apps). If BSODs stop, that strongly points to a third‑party driver or software (GPU tools, RGB/OC utilities, antivirus, etc.).

Check Device Manager for driver issues

Right‑click Start → Device Manager.
Look for any device with a yellow exclamation mark (!).
For each such device:
- Right‑click → Update driver.
- If that does not help, right‑click → Disable device and test, or Uninstall device and then reboot to let Windows reinstall a clean driver.

Ensure enough free disk space

On the system drive, keep at least 10–15% free space so Windows can create page files, crash dumps, and perform maintenance. Low free space can contribute to instability.

Install all current Windows Updates

Go to Start → Settings → Windows Update → Check for updates.
Install all available updates (including optional ones) and reboot as required.
This is important because some early 25H2/26200 builds may have had issues that are fixed in later cumulative updates.

If instability started exactly after a specific update

If there is a clear correlation with one particular update and the system was stable before, use Recovery options to roll back:
- Open Settings → System → Recovery.
- Use “Go back” (if available) to return to the previous version, or use System Restore to revert to a restore point from before the issues.
- See Recovery options in Windows 11 and choose the option that best matches the situation.

Focus on drivers and gaming‑related software Given that games crash and BSODs occur under load or 3D usage, prioritize:

GPU driver
- Completely remove the current graphics driver using the vendor’s clean‑install option.
- Install the latest WHQL driver compatible with Windows 11 25H2.
Anti‑cheat and game overlays
- Some anti‑cheat drivers are known to cause MEMORY_MANAGEMENT and similar BSODs on newer Windows builds. Microsoft has documented issues with Easy Anti‑Cheat on Windows 11 24H2 that caused blue screens on certain Intel platforms until updates were applied.
- Ensure all games and their anti‑cheat components are fully updated.
- Temporarily disable or uninstall third‑party overlays (Discord overlay, GPU overlays, performance monitors) and test.
OEM tuning/overclocking utilities
- On gaming systems, vendor tools (for example, ASUS utilities that change CPU/GPU profiles) can destabilize the system after OS updates.
- A similar case was resolved by performing an OEM cloud restore and uninstalling the ASUS tuning app; BSODs and freezes stopped afterward.
- If any ASUS utilities (overclocking, fan control, RGB, “gaming” profiles) are installed, uninstall them and test stability on stock BIOS settings (no overclock, XMP/EXPO off as a test).

Advanced steps if BSODs continue If the basic steps do not resolve the issue:

Use System Restore or in‑place repair
- Use a restore point from before the problems started, if available.
- If that is not possible or does not help, use the “Reset this PC” option with “Keep my files” from Settings → System → Recovery to reinstall Windows while preserving personal data. This often clears out problematic drivers and system files while keeping documents.
Clean reinstall as last resort
- If crashes persist even after a reset/repair, back up data and perform a clean installation of Windows 11 25H2 from known‑good installation media, then install only:
  - Chipset drivers
  - GPU driver
  - Storage drivers (if needed)
- Test stability before adding any additional utilities or overclocking.

If, after a clean OS and minimal drivers, BSODs still occur, the cause is likely hardware (RAM, motherboard, PSU, or GPU) even if quick diagnostics pass. In that case, proceed with extended memory tests and, if necessary, component substitution, but those steps go beyond what is covered in the provided documentation.

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