Windows 10: How do I fix an issue where a game is causing a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi, my problem is that whenever I try to play valorant the game blue screens my laptop and i get a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error at the bottom of the screen. This does not happen with anything else on my laptop, and i have tried multiple different solutions off the internet and none of them have actually fixed my problem. Something that is weird with this is that sometimes the game does not crash my laptop within 5-10 minutes. I am yet to figure out what is even causing my problem. If I could get some help I would really appreciate it.

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DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi Mattie,

The DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION blue screen error can be caused by a variety of hardware, firmware, driver, or software issues. Now, you mentioned that you already changed the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to standard. Did you update the driver as well? And also,
are you getting the same blue screen error when you play other games? Or is it only occurring when you play a particular game?

For the mean time, if you haven't tried any further troubleshooting steps, we suggest that you perform the suggested steps from this article:

Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

Let us know how this turns out for you.

 

Unable to fix DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi,

Thank you for the minidump files and as per the logs, the issue is caused by ntoskrnl.exe so I suggest you follow the below steps to fix the issue.

Step 1:

Go to search box next to windows icon and type Edit Power Plan

Step 2:

Then click on Change advanced power settings

Step 3:

Expand Harddisk and then expand Turn off hard disk after

Step 4:

Set value for On battery and Plugged into 0 (Zero)

Step 5:

Click/tap on Apply and then press OK.

Step 6:

Restart the PC

Let me know the status after performing the above & if in case it doesn't resolve the issue will provide you with further steps to fix the issue.

Regards

Shuaib

Independent Advisor

 

DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

Hi,

It is possible that the error DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION may occur if the iastor.sys driver is incompatible with Windows 10. To isolate your issue, we'd like to gather more information:

• Have you made any recent changes before this issue occurred?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Any response will be highly appreciated.