There are settings that can be modified to increase the likelihood that crashes are witnessed by the end user.
And that when these crashes occur they create dump files that are more useful for those providing help.
When using the default Windows setting it can be easy to miss BSOD.
The default setting is to automatically restart after a BSOD.
The modified setting unchecks automatically restart.
The end user now can view the BSOD screen with :(
Sometimes it may display a misbehaving driver.
There are various types of settings for when a BSOD occurs.
The 7 is for automatic.
The goal is to create a dump file that can be shared using a share link.
Some settings do not allow the creation of a memory dump.
Other settings allow the creation of a very large dump file that cannot be easily shared.
The next two commands are to check that the settings were properly modified.
The next command makes sure that the page file is automatically managed.
The next command checks to see that it had been properly modified.
The next command checks to see whether windows had predicted RAM would fail.
The final command turns off hibernation which also turns off Windows fast startup.
Some of the dump files had reported: The disk subsystem returned corrupt data while reading from the hibernation file.
All of the above steps should be maintained during the troubleshooting process.
When troubleshooting has completed you are free to modify any of the settings to your preferences.
In addition to the above steps please post images of each of these windows:
a) startup and recovery system failure settings
b) virtual memory / page file settings
If you need instructions on how to open these windows steps can be provided.
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