BSOD Loop - CorsairVBusDriver.sys failure

Anonymous
2020-10-06T21:04:57+00:00

After running optional system update for Corsair devices, my ASUS RoG G771 laptop is completely unusable.  It's stuck in a BSOD reboot loop and not one recovery method is working.  I wasn't provided a recovery disk with the laptop and apparently it's unable to boot from USB.  I can't even reset the OS because it prompts for an outlook.com password and says the one I provide is incorrect (I've confirmed I am entering the latest password for the account and it's working on other devices).  Safe mode doesn't work, either.

Others have posted this on the Corsair forum and the company doesn't answer.  My laptop is now a boat anchor and I'm desperate for a solution...

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-18T23:14:25+00:00

    I had the same problem and in the performing a re-install right now. Is it safe to use corsair devices again (and only use windows automatic supplied drivers)? Or will i get the constant crashing again?

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-18T23:02:31+00:00

    I was desperate and tried this fix: https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/kfld4a/pc\_blue\_screens\_due\_to\_corsairvbusdriversys/

    However it resulted in a new BSOD error called "CRITICAL PROCESS DIED".

    After this my sfc scan always fails and if I try to view or delete the drivers with DISM I get initialization error 2.

    For the past 1-2 hours I've tried everything but I guess this is it. No other way than to do a complete reinstall. Thanks for the help anyways.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-18T22:38:20+00:00

    Unfortunately, I've verified that my system drive is mapped to C:, but nothing with "dism /image:c:" gets past an initialization error.  The Corsair drivers are still loaded in the recovery (X:) system, and the driver files are still there as well, but the system on C: never succeeds.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-18T22:16:33+00:00

    Fixed my instructions on previous post, which I had slightly wrong regarding pnputil -e because I was reciting them from memory after Windows loaded.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-18T22:01:47+00:00

    if you are in recovery, your Windows install may be online - you won't need to use an Image command, try this to get the list of drivers:

    dism /Online /Get-Drivers>drivers.txt

    Then use and Image command to remove the driver - My Windows folders were on D, so use this to remove each Corsair driver, get the syntax and case right:

    dism /Image:D:\ /Remove-Driver /Driver:oemXX.inf

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