Hello everyone. I wanted to share possibly the last update. Next week we will be releasing a new Game Ready Driver which will include a fix for this issue. As I stated in the past, this was resolved by reproducing a crash on a different Dell notebook that produced a crash dump file with the same signature as that shared by users to me in this thread and coming up with a fix for that. So while we were not able to 100% confirm the fix since we do not have a Dell XPS 9560 in our labs, I would recommend users give the next driver update a try and then share your feedback. Thank you all for your help and your patience.
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Final Edit: I'm updating this thread for future users. The problem is solved! Nvidia have released a new driver that fixes the issue. It's been in use for over 10 days as of time of writing and all reports are that the XPS 15 9560 is stable again.
Thank you to everyone who came hear and contributed their voice into the mix, and thank you Nvidia Manuel for hearing us and providing updates. I'll leave the workarounds up and in the post just in case the problem arises again in the future.
Original post below:
My laptop (Dell xps 15 9560 windows 10 21H2) has been repeatedly BSODing. It was doing this about 3-4 weeks ago. I made a post here, spoke to someone and implemented their fix and thought I was done as everything returned to normal. Yet the problem persists as of the most recent windows update.
Things I have done:
Completely uninstalled and reinstalled all graphics drivers from manufacturers with a clean install using DDU in safe mode
Rolled back the most recent windows update
Installed all the updates from Dell support
Attempted to repair files with the sfc /scannow command
Reinstalled DirectX
Cried a little bit
As of about an hour ago I'm still having the same blue screen fatal error. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Liam
Edit 1: Thought it best to post this here so it's on every page for new comers. Members of this thread with 9560s suffering constant BSODs have found that disabling the GTX1050 graphics card in the device manager results in system stability. Yes, this is not an acceptable long term solution, we didn't buy these machines to have them hamstrung like this. But equally this does completely fix the BSOD issue. This is a temporary band-aid fix until a real solution presents itself.
Band Aid Method:
- Press windows key + x
- Select device manager from list
- Navigate to Display Adapters and double click
- Locate NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 from the drop down options
- Right click on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 and select Disable device
- Bingo. You did it.
Your 9560 is now stable for office use, internet browsing, and lite graphic design work. I've been using Illustrator with a very minor performance hit.
One user has noted that you can fire up your system with the GTX1050 disabled, reenable it, and perform graphics heavy tasks with it as long as you disable the GTX1050 before the machine goes into sleep mode or restarts, etc, then everything remains stable. It's a pain in the ****, but for some of you with more demanding tasks that are on a deadline it might work in a pinch.
Edit 2: Some members of this thread have had success rolling their Nvidia drivers back to version 27.21.14.6109. This appears to stop the BSOD issue while keeping the gtx1050 active and stable. This can be found on Dell's website with a little searching. Anyone using this method should be aware that drivers are updated for a reason. Utilizing this method could leave your system open to security threats, etc. In my opinion this is still only a band-aid fix.
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Anonymous
2022-09-09T16:39:57+00:00 I'll add my voice as another 9560 owner (i7, 16 GB ram, 1050, 4K touch, etc.) that has been experiencing the random BSOD for months since the Windows update in June. Though this isn't my first time having this problem. It occurred previously around 2017 and eventually fixed it with different driver combos.
I had narrowed it to the Nvidia driver + 1050, by trying all sorts of driver combos.
Now experiencing the same problem, AGAIN. I also use an external GPU (with a GTX 1660) for gaming that disables the 1050 when I use it and no BSOD when that happens (usually weekends) - even on the same driver!
I'll have to try the 26.21.14.4270 driver and see if that resolves it for the work week. Was hoping I wouldn't have to go back that far as eventually games and apps start to reject older drivers and I do use Camtasia and stuff for work.
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Anonymous
2022-09-09T18:58:18+00:00 I have tried all the drivers combination and sooner or later the BSOD is back.
I did a fresh installation of the 26.21.14.4270 driver yesterday just for the sake of it.
I'll report accordingly.
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Anonymous
2022-09-09T20:19:40+00:00 Hi Howard,
Thank you very much for your efforts.
Interfacing with an Indian help desk employee for three hours straight is a herculean effort,Truly appreciate it.
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Anonymous
2022-09-10T01:13:02+00:00 Well, my bubble has been burst. Lightroom froze up. Then got an error from Photoshop saying that it could not run because the graphics card is not compatible. Upon using the Photoshop tool to view graphics card properties, it said that the card was the Intel, not the NVidia! This has happened before. It's like Adobe will internally error out using the Nvidia 1050, and then silently "punt" and self select to the Intel HD. (Why don't they put up a dialog saying this) This has happened before in addition to the many BSOD's. I'm pretty sure it's all related; started in June. Rebooting got the Nvidia card back. So my SFC trick seems to not have worked. I am now trying Diego's solution with his selection of drivers. Will report back later. This is ridiculous.
I should say that this jives with the theory that the problem has to do with power management, or sleep.