windows keeps bsods critical proccess died | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

shrewd token Sep 3, 2025, 3:03 PM

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thats the only dump i can get out of all the bsods i tried a fresh install already

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intel i-5 8400
gigbyte b360M ds3h
16gb ram (passed 4 memtests btw)
samsung 860 m.2 ssd(os drive)
rtx 3060 ti
750w corsair psu

strange nebula Sep 3, 2025, 3:44 PM

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Hi, Can you do check the health of Samsung SSD via Samsung magician soft.

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:08 PM

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@shrewd token https://rtech.support/factoids/cdi/

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Using CDI

shrewd token Sep 3, 2025, 4:09 PM

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toxic sedge <@562312901851873300> https://rtech.support/factoids/cdi/

ok ima send it real quick

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📎 message.txt

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@toxic sedge

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:22 PM

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Hello guys! Ive run into a problem which i dont understand the reason to why... Occasionally i get "crictical process died" message when i exit a game( no specfic game it just happens). And the screen is not a bluescreen more like the "activate windows" watermark.... Ive updated my bios and chipset drivers, gpu drivers are up to date... and the games run smooth. Anyone been through something similar?

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:22 PM

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@shrewd token None of the drives have reported any errors. 80% of the time, a faulty SATA drive will show errors in SMART (It's completely useless with NVMe for future reference, as NVMe is taking over)

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:23 PM

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these are my specs

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:24 PM

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@chrome moat Critical_Process_Died means that a Windows process crashed. That can happen for many reasons, but if you get that crash error every single time it usually means corruption to Windows. And when that happens, you have to consider that the storage could be faulty.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:24 PM

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Thats the annoying part, it doesnt happen everytime... Just sometimes, maybe it has something to do with the new windows update?

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:25 PM

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@shrewd token You could upload the dump file (Bluescreenview is a useless tool), but with Critical_Process_Died you very rarely get anything useful. It's just some random Windows process crashing.

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:25 PM

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chrome moat Thats the annoying part, it doesnt happen everytime... Just sometimes, maybe it ...

Not that it crashes, that the crash is Critical_Process_Died.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:25 PM

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Ahhh

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:25 PM

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Go to C:\Windows\Minidump and check if you have any minidump files. If you do, go back to the Windows folder and copy the Minidump folder itself to the Downloads folder (You can use the desktop if you don't have OneDrive syncing files). Zip the copied folder and attach it to a post.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:25 PM

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Well then yes, thats the erro...

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📎 Minidump.zip

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is this the one you meant?

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:28 PM

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Yeah

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:28 PM

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Does it supply any usefull info?

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:29 PM

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The last one is still loading

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Not sure if it's broken

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Going to give it 30 more seconds

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:29 PM

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sorry i have no clue what that means

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alright

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:30 PM

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No, the last one won't load.

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Four is enough though. And no they aren't really showing anything. It's just a Windows process crashing

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It is svchost.exe though. This process is a bit weird. It runs other processes. So we don't really know if it's svchost.exe crashing or the process it's hosting.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:32 PM

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can i troubleshoot it in someway?

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:33 PM

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Not really.

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If it was using a lot of resources and slowing it down we could find out, but when it just crashes we can't really check this.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:34 PM

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Shit, cause if i did OC's and what not and genereally had an unstable system it would make more sense but i ran aida extreme(cpu based) for 4 hours and no crasch

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I get good temps to so its not overheating

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:35 PM

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Stress tests won't catch all issues. Sometimes you get errors from edge cases, when weird commands are being used.

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So if you are overclocking or undervolting, remove it

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:36 PM

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I have undervolted the cpu...

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maybe that can be a cause?

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:36 PM

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It's possible, but that would usually either give CPU errors or memory errors. And with memory errors, it's completely random what data is corrupted so you get all kinds of crashes and different drivers being blamed.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:37 PM

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what a mess

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:37 PM

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But testing it is quick

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:37 PM

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its so frustrating to not know what causes it

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:37 PM

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The 9800X3D runs that hot?

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:37 PM

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not really

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its more of a powerdraw

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i have a nh d15 g2

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so it runs 73 degrees (package) on cinebench r23

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:38 PM

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@chrome moat Did you remove the EXPO or has the motherboard reset it on its own?

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:38 PM

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i have it enabled

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:38 PM

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No, it's at 4800

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The dump files have full system specs

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:38 PM

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what

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:38 PM

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chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:39 PM

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Oh yes! when i updated the bios maybe that wipes the settingsd

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:39 PM

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Yes, updating the BIOS resets settings

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:39 PM

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Alright then thats probably it

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cause then i dont have a undervolt

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:39 PM

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Was just thinking that if the motherboard reset the speed, it could mean that it was having trouble keeping the RAM stable

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:40 PM

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Yeah, cause its 600 mhz ram

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6000*

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But ill check

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Tack så jättemycket!

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:40 PM

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np

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:40 PM

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Hopefully i dont need to contact you again but ill let you know if it fixes it

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:41 PM

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@chrome moat You can try this, but I mostly use it to just check for corruption. The tool isn't good at actually fixing it. Even when it says it fixed it and it doesn't find anything on the next scan: https://rtech.support/guides/dism-sfc/

rTS Wiki

DISM and SFC

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So if it finds corruption and you still crash, I would reinstall. If you crash during the install or soon after, I would suspect the SSD.

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M.2 does have issues with improper seating so try just unplugging it and plugging it back in, making really sure it's properly connected, often helps.

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You can of course try re-seating it first

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:48 PM

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okay, so the expo wasnt activated

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i honestly think thats the issue

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 4:49 PM

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It's not going to be more stable with EXPO enabled.

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Well, technically it could if the RAM needs more voltage, but it's really rare

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 4:56 PM

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I’ll pray for the rare occasion

shrewd token Sep 3, 2025, 7:16 PM

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@toxic sedge sry i was just out

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Ima drop the dump files

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Although the pc is running for like good 6 hours

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📎 090325-10671-01.dmp

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@chrome moat @toxic sedge here is the dmp file

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I did sfc and dism nothing showed wrong

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I also used microwin install iso

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But i dont thing thats it tbh

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It only started happening recently too this pc is like 6-7 years old

toxic sedge Sep 3, 2025, 8:20 PM

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shrewd token

Nothing interesting. So storage would be the main suspect.

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Assuming that all the crashes have been Critical_Process_Died.

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You can of course try re-seating the SATA cables.

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 10:29 PM

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Okay, it’s still happening….

Now when I closed hearts of iron 4(after 5 hours of gameplay).

I got the critical process died again

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@toxic sedge @shrewd token

chrome moat Sep 3, 2025, 10:56 PM

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I’m gonna try this

chrome moat Sep 4, 2025, 11:04 AM

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Sorry for still bothering you @toxic sedge

So after messing about in commandpromt it seems that I had corrupted files… hopefully this helped

chrome moat Sep 4, 2025, 11:55 AM

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It happened again... and its only after closing a game, like not immiadately but like 3 seconds after

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i tried to turn of razer cortex and now it stopped

chrome moat Sep 4, 2025, 12:14 PM

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I think I found the issue

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First of all when I removed the heatsink it popped up, it should stay in place, and it was also slightly loose

chrome moat Sep 4, 2025, 12:52 PM

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okay, my motherboard had its "Ai OC" on

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sorry for the spam

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i turned it off and i havent had any issues yet

bright juniper Sep 4, 2025, 1:55 PM

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shrewd token Although the pc is running for like good 6 hours

If it occurs.... after a fresh install of windows... then it could be drive issue...or that new windows 11 update causing the issue...

shrewd token Sep 4, 2025, 2:23 PM

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I am thinking its the new update

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Ever since i uninstalled it yesterday its been running nicely

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But windows being windows wants me to update it again

toxic sedge Sep 4, 2025, 4:16 PM

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@shrewd token If you are having issues with the latest update you want to update the firmware of your SSD immediately. Windows is getting most of the blame for this, but it's a firmware bug.

shrewd token Sep 4, 2025, 4:20 PM

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There is no update

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To the firmware

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But since i ininstalled the update it been fine

toxic sedge Sep 4, 2025, 5:56 PM

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@shrewd token Yeah, I don't think anyone are completely sure why it's happening (At least MS hasn't communicated it, they came out yesterday and said it wasn't their fault)

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Though of course, MS might have missed something

toxic sedge Sep 16, 2025, 11:39 AM

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Confirmed to be firmware: https://www.techspot.com/news/109370-windows-11-cleared-all-charges-killing-ssds-real.html

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