So I have a Republic of Gamers - Acer? PC with an I7-9700f core @ 3GHz, 16 GB of DDR, and a RTX-2060

[OAITW r.2.0]

Just installed Win 11. 2 BSD's, but I also had them frequently in Win 10. Happened so frequently, that I use "autosave' on Excel Pisses me off. No idea why a machine with these specs are running into operatingsystem errors.

[SheltieLover]

1. Could be driver issue or ram error

To test ram:

Search for windows memory diagnostic. Restart & chk for errors.

When did this start? Has it been happening ever since you bought the pc?

Any new hardware install? Software?

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Good idea for the mem diag check....the messages I get - not helpful - indicate errors that might

be memory related.

I use Office 365. Imported a few utilities and apps, but no other changes to the OS. Initially ( 2 YO), I never really had an issue, but about 3-4 months ago the BSD problem started up with some regularity. Have Avast and use a VPN.

[relayerbob]

2. You had them on 10?

There is something wrong in your BIOS, or with your hardware. I have a similar, but more powerful PC, and have never had a BSOD in years, not just with this machine, but with many others. Win 11 is buggy, and I won’t touch it, but your problem is significantly deeper than that.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. I obviously think so, too. BSDs are something ancient for me, back to Win95 or so....

never had the problem with Vista / XP. I have a laptop running with lower specs that never crashes like this.

[viva la]

5. I was holding off on Windows 11 until I heard more info about whether it's safe or effective

I thought-- oh, right, that's what the wimpier antivaxxers say!
But then I realized... there is very little chance I'll get sick because I stuck with Windows 10.

Anyway, it sounds like I'm going to wait a bit longer for 11! Let us know what you find out.

[Gore1FL]

6. For starters, open a cmd prompt as admin and run sfc /scannow at the prompt. nt

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Since I wrote this post, the BSOD seems to have gone away.

Didn't change anything, really. Occasionally my open folders will crash and I have to restart, but I can live with that nuisance.

[LPBBEAR]

8. Try This....

Download a copy of Linux Mint from

https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mint

It comes in the form of a .iso file and can be burned to a DVD with most CD/DVD burning software.

You DO NOT have to install it. Many versions of Linux can run completely from the DVD disc. You'll have to make the disc bootable in your computer. Some systems have an option to choose the boot device during system startup. Others enable this function in the BIOS. Boot the system from the DVD.

Try running the disc for an extended period of time. It won't affect your system as long as you don't install it or mess with the drive partition software on the DVD.

If your system remains stable while running this disc its likely the issue is with either your Windows operating system or some software component of the system such as a driver or application.

If on the other hand you still experience crashes you likely have a hardware issue.

Once you are done testing just choose restart from the Linux Mint menu. It will automatically eject the disc and allow you to restart as normal.