Lovers play computer games often face an obstacle in the form of an error called "DPC WatchDog Violation". At first, the gamer will observe a blue screen in front of him with a similar inscription, and then the system will automatically restart. And so it will be every time until the error is eliminated. This article will tell you what to do to eliminate the "DPC WatchDog Violation" on Windows 8.1.
We study the reasons
To eliminate an annoying error, first it should be understood why it arises. The main reason is the incorrect operation of the driver. It happens that after an automatic reboot, the problem no longer appears (the driver restored its work). But most often you should find a "weak link" and reinstall it.
"DPC WatchDog Violation" is mainly happening when driving such:
- SATA AHCI.
- USB.
- Video card.
In order to quickly correct the defects and proceed to the game, it is necessary to reinstall each of them, given the several important nuances.
Collect driver "Ahci": what to do?
The first assumption, if suddenly an error alert appears on the screen, is the "AHCI" driver crashes. Eliminate incorrect work, you can even, without downloading a new driver version.
The user action algorithm must be:
- Select "Task Manager".
- Click on "Controller" - "Standard" SATA AHCI "controller -" Update Driver ".
- "Run the driver search on a computer" - "Select the driver from the list set." An option should appear on the screen that has not been used earlier. It should be selected and installed.
After these manipulations, the user will forget about the error.
How to find an incorrectly working driver?
The problem can create any other driver. Then the question appears, how to understand what exactly to find it.
In this case, the rational will download the free third party application "BlueScreenView". It will help you know the reason for the appearance of the "blue death screen" on the computer.
When using this version of the problem, there is one nuance - the error should remain in the computer's memory dump. Only then the utility will be able to find it. To configure this feature, you need to go:
- "Start" - "System";
- "Advanced system parameters" - "Properties";
- select the "Parameters" position at the "Download and Recovery" item;
- you need to put a mark near "Write an error in the system log" and "Run a reboot".
After that, when the system is issued an error, the program will analyze its cause and give the list of drivers that should be replaced.
Additional advice
If none of these methods helped, you should resort to such advice of programmers:
- disable USB devices that can provoke an error;
- The "native" utility of Windows can be checked for the integrity of system files;
- use the recovery points that were created earlier;
- with the help of external utilities, it is necessary to check the performance of hard drives and RAM;
- the cause of the error can be a virus or, on the contrary, the newly installed program is antivirus. In the first case, you should find virus software and delete ("cure") it, and in the second - to suspend or remove the antivirus program.
Suddenly appeared blue screen and error "DPC WatchDog Violation" is stress not only for the user, but also for the computer. Therefore, it is necessary to quickly establish the cause of the problem and eliminate it.
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