Hello, Lately, when running an application called Prepar3D, my system has had BSODs. It's a flightsim application, which relies a lot on GPU, CPU and RAM. Lately, when flying over a certain part of the world with a lot of mountains, my pc bsods, so I suspect it has to do with all the terrain rendering that is necessary. My system used to be stable and never had BSODs whatsoever, but lately that has changed. Whether it's GPU or CPU related, I don't know, but essential to know. I've tried to reinstall Windows 10 and Prepar3D, also reapplied thermal paste to both the GPU and CPU, updated BIOS and enabled Hyperthreading, but none of that has really changed anything. My GPU's temperature decreased a bit (10-15 degrees) but can still go up as far as 80 degrees. I also monitored temps and VRAM usage prior to the crash, none of them being near the limits. Nothing is overclocked. As for the BSOD, it's always event 41 and bugcheckcode 292: <Event xmlns="** http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event**" > <System> <Provider Name=" Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power " Guid=" {331c3b3a-2005-44c2-ac5e-77220c37d6b4} " /><EventID>41</EventID><Version>8</Version><Level>1</Level><Task>63</Task><Opcode>0</Opcode><Keywords>0x8000400000000002</Keywords><TimeCreated SystemTime=" 2023-04-12T03:49:16.0007809Z " /><EventRecordID>3680</EventRecordID><Correlation /><Execution ProcessID=" 4 " ThreadID=" 8 " /><Channel>System</Channel><Computer>DESKTOP-209P4JF</Computer><Security UserID=" S-1-5-18 " /></System> <EventData> <Data Name=" BugcheckCode ">292</Data><Data Name=" BugcheckParameter1 ">0x10</Data><Data Name=" BugcheckParameter2 ">0x0</Data><Data Name=" BugcheckParameter3 ">0x0</Data><Data Name=" BugcheckParameter4 ">0x0</Data><Data Name=" SleepInProgress ">0</Data><Data Name=" PowerButtonTimestamp ">0</Data><Data Name=" BootAppStatus ">0</Data><Data Name=" Checkpoint ">0</Data><Data Name=" ConnectedStandbyInProgress ">false</Data><Data Name=" SystemSleepTransitionsToOn ">0</Data><Data Name=" CsEntryScenarioInstanceId ">0</Data><Data Name=" BugcheckInfoFromEFI ">true</Data><Data Name=" CheckpointStatus ">0</Data><Data Name=" CsEntryScenarioInstanceIdV2 ">0</Data><Data Name=" LongPowerButtonPressDetected ">false</Data></EventData> </Event> I think my minidump files are corrupted, which is why I consult the forum, because I have searched on Google already, but I'm not able to go ahead and debug myself. Specs: RTX 2080 SUPER, driver version 531.41 i9-9900k 32 GB RAM 4TB SSD 850W PSU Windows 10 2x AOC 24" monitors

Yeah I'll reinstall Prepar3D, test and report back. As for deinstallation, I use a program called Revo Uninstaller, which deinstalls the program, and scans for leftovers in directories and registries and remove those as well.

Using Revo Uninstaller is a good idea in this case. I will wait for your feedback.

I think something is deeply wrong with my PC. Tried to update to Windows 11, but even then there was a BSOD. It makes me unable to update to Windows 11. Edit: Btw, I just did the RAM test successfully, with no errors detected. Guess we can rule out the RAM then?

Yes. You can rule out RAM as the cause of the problem. Since you had problems upgrading to Windows 11 as well, the problem is probably not restricted to Prepar3D alone. In that case, do the following: Go to the motherboard BIOS and check if you have any XMP/DOCP profile configured. Disable it, leave it as default. Go to the support area of the motherboard manufacturer's website, download the latest chipset drivers, and install them. Then see if the system will work stable.

Thanks. For the BIOS, I had already reset to default settings which then made the RAM test work. XMP is disabled, couldn't find anything about DOCP in my mothersboard's manual. As for the chipset drivers, I managed to find four different drivers in that category, which I've then installed. Since I reset my PC with a new Windows installation, I haven't had a particular focus on installing different drivers, so I wonder which ones are mandatory and optional. I guess with CPU and GPU drivers the majority of mandatories are covered.

Windows 10 BSOD, event 41 & bugcheckcode 292

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Hello,

Lately, when running an application called Prepar3D, my system has had BSODs. It's a flightsim application, which relies a lot on GPU, CPU and RAM. Lately, when flying over a certain part of the world with a lot of mountains, my pc bsods, so I suspect it has to do with all the terrain rendering that is necessary. My system used to be stable and never had BSODs whatsoever, but lately that has changed. Whether it's GPU or CPU related, I don't know, but essential to know. I've tried to reinstall Windows 10 and Prepar3D, also reapplied thermal paste to both the GPU and CPU, updated BIOS and enabled Hyperthreading, but none of that has really changed anything. My GPU's temperature decreased a bit (10-15 degrees) but can still go up as far as 80 degrees. I also monitored temps and VRAM usage prior to the crash, none of them being near the limits. Nothing is overclocked. As for the BSOD, it's always event 41 and bugcheckcode 292:

<Event xmlns="**http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event**">
<System> <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331c3b3a-2005-44c2-ac5e-77220c37d6b4}" /><EventID>41</EventID><Version>8</Version><Level>1</Level><Task>63</Task><Opcode>0</Opcode><Keywords>0x8000400000000002</Keywords><TimeCreated SystemTime="2023-04-12T03:49:16.0007809Z" /><EventRecordID>3680</EventRecordID><Correlation /><Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" /><Channel>System</Channel><Computer>DESKTOP-209P4JF</Computer><Security UserID="S-1-5-18" /></System>
<EventData> <Data Name="BugcheckCode">292</Data><Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x10</Data><Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data><Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data><Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data><Data Name="SleepInProgress">0</Data><Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data><Data Name="BootAppStatus">0</Data><Data Name="Checkpoint">0</Data><Data Name="ConnectedStandbyInProgress">false</Data><Data Name="SystemSleepTransitionsToOn">0</Data><Data Name="CsEntryScenarioInstanceId">0</Data><Data Name="BugcheckInfoFromEFI">true</Data><Data Name="CheckpointStatus">0</Data><Data Name="CsEntryScenarioInstanceIdV2">0</Data><Data Name="LongPowerButtonPressDetected">false</Data></EventData> </Event>

I think my minidump files are corrupted, which is why I consult the forum, because I have searched on Google already, but I'm not able to go ahead and debug myself.

Specs:
RTX 2080 SUPER, driver version 531.41
i9-9900k
32 GB RAM
4TB SSD
850W PSU
Windows 10
2x AOC 24" monitors

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Anonymous

2023-04-13T19:31:36+00:00

Yeah I'll reinstall Prepar3D, test and report back.

As for deinstallation, I use a program called Revo Uninstaller, which deinstalls the program, and scans for leftovers in directories and registries and remove those as well.
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David-M 126.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2023-04-13T19:39:51+00:00

Using Revo Uninstaller is a good idea in this case.

I will wait for your feedback.
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Anonymous

2023-04-15T17:52:43+00:00

I think something is deeply wrong with my PC. Tried to update to Windows 11, but even then there was a BSOD. It makes me unable to update to Windows 11.

Edit: Btw, I just did the RAM test successfully, with no errors detected. Guess we can rule out the RAM then?
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David-M 126.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2023-04-16T13:27:58+00:00
Yes. You can rule out RAM as the cause of the problem.

Since you had problems upgrading to Windows 11 as well, the problem is probably not restricted to Prepar3D alone.

In that case, do the following:
- Go to the motherboard BIOS and check if you have any XMP/DOCP profile configured. Disable it, leave it as default.
- Go to the support area of the motherboard manufacturer's website, download the latest chipset drivers, and install them.
Then see if the system will work stable.
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Anonymous

2023-04-16T20:46:14+00:00

Thanks.

For the BIOS, I had already reset to default settings which then made the RAM test work. XMP is disabled, couldn't find anything about DOCP in my mothersboard's manual.

As for the chipset drivers, I managed to find four different drivers in that category, which I've then installed. Since I reset my PC with a new Windows installation, I haven't had a particular focus on installing different drivers, so I wonder which ones are mandatory and optional. I guess with CPU and GPU drivers the majority of mandatories are covered.
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