Fix unhandled KMODE exception error in Windows 10: Blue Screen of Death is still the ultimate nightmare for many Windows users. This error occurs when the system fails and reaches the point where it can no longer function in normal mode, turning the entire screen blue with several lines of error code. Show a message your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. First of all, you should try to fix it by fixing Windows 10 high CPU usage issue.
The exception thrown by a kernel mode program is not handled correctly by an error handler and this is indicated by the STOP error. It also tells us that the system faces some driver complications. Sometimes it's not even necessary for the driver problem to cause the blue screen of death. Read on to learn about the various ways the blue screen of death occurs and the ways to fix it.
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Method 1: disable fast startup
Step 1: Press Tasto Windows + I. together to open the settings panel.
Step 2: Click work
Step 3: Now click on Energy and sleep in the left menu and click additional power settings from the right.
Step 4: Click choose what the power buttons do.
Step 5: Now, click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.
Step 6: Now uncheck the option that says activate quick start.
Step 7: Finally press all right.
Method 2: uninstall the problematic software
This problem can arise due to problematic software on the PC. Go to Control Panel and uninstall any suspicious and recently CPU-intensive programs that you can remove from your system.
Method 3: Boot System Safe Mode and Update Drivers
Blue Screen of Death It can often be fixed by updating problematic drivers.
- First of all, you need to boot your system into Safe Mode as the blue screen of death causes the device to reboot in a loop if it is in normal mode. To boot into safe mode, you can choose to press F8 before Windows loads (in most cases this won't work as Windows 8 and 10 have very fast boot enabled). You can learn how to boot your system to Safe Mode by clicking here.
- Once the system has booted, press the WIN + X keys together to open a sidebar. Find the option called Devive Manager from the list of items in the sidebar.
- Now a new window called Device Administrator opens. Among the options listed, find the one called Other Devices and click on it to expand it. An Unknown Device will appear in the expanded list. Right-click on it and then click Update Driver Software.
- Prefer Search automatically for updated driver software.
- Wait until the necessary drivers are downloaded. When finished, reboot the system for the changes to take over.
2 STEP
Eliminate incompatibility issues
If you have forcibly installed unsupported software on a version of Windows, which isn't actually equipped to run the software, it could be Blue Screen of Death. In such case, it is recommended to run the system in Safe Mode format and uninstall recently installed software. Or you should visit the manufacturer's website to efficiently fix the incompatibility problem without uninstalling the software.
PHASE 3
Update your BIOS version
Blue screen of death is also due to an outdated version of the BIOS. If none of the above mentioned solutions don't fix the problem, it might be the BIOS version. If so, you need to update the BIOS version to address the problem.
PHASE 4
Memory test
- Navigate to Control Panel by clicking on the Start menu.
- From the window that opens, look for Management Tools and click on it to proceed to the next step.
- Now click on Windows Memory Diagnostics as shown.
- In the newly opened window, there will be two options. Choose the one that says Restart now and check for problems. Once the system restarts, the memory test will run and you will be presented with errors. If you find any malfunctions, it means the RAM needs to be replaced.
If it is so. Now you can turn your nightmare into a dream. The blue screen of death can be easily fixed in most cases as presented in this article. Hope your system recover from this problem by following the mentioned steps.
PHASE 5
Find the problematic driver and disable it
There are some specific drivers responsible for the system restart cycle. The next step is to find those drivers and disable them.
- Extend the Start menu and type Checker in Cortana's input area. Click on the search result as shown in the image.
- This results in opening a new window called Driver Verifier Manager. From the options, select the radio button corresponding to Create standard configurations. Click on the Next button below.
- Then select the radio button corresponding to Automatically select all drivers installed on this computer, before proceeding with the clicking Finalize button.
- When prompted for Restart confirmation, click OK and reboot the system. This will give you the list of drivers that will be checked during boot. For a damaged driver, the respective error note will contain a Blue Screen of Death indication. These drivers must be disabled to resolve the Blue Screen of Death issue. But before disabling it, you need to reset the check as it will scan all listed drivers during each boot. It can be done by writing checker / reset to Cortana and pressing Pay.
- Now to uninstall the faulty driver, which is causing the chaos, open the Device Administrator window as before. Expand all lists and find a device that appears as Stranger with a yellow warning sign.
- Right click on the device and then click Uninstall to get rid of it.
