0x133 DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION when playing Wuthering Waves, Task Manager blank

Nomand Ac 60 Reputation points
2026-07-12T15:40:24.4966667+00:00

While playing the game "Wuthering Waves," my keyboard malfunctioned, but the mouse worked fine. Pressing the power button to put the computer to sleep and then waking it up would briefly restore keyboard functionality, after which the game crashed completely with an error related to timers. When I opened Task Manager, the interface was entirely blank; no data was displayed under the Processes, Performance or any other tabs. Shortly afterwards, the system threw a BSOD with error code 0x133. I have uploaded the .dmp crash dump file to GitHub: https://github.com/ycx423/dmp-/blob/main/071226-12671-01.dmp

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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DaveM121 933.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-12T16:17:13.4533333+00:00

Your minidump files just indicate Windows system drivers ad the cause of the system crashes, no specific 3rd party driver is listed.

I do note that a process that is part of Huorong Internet Security was running at the time, the best option may be to temporarily uninstall that for testing purposes and wait to see if your system is stable.

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Airbus A350 7,935 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-07-12T16:11:36.71+00:00

Hello,

Upon inspecting the minidump, the BSOD was supposedly caused by msgpioclx.sys, which is the Microsoft GPIO Class Extension driver. This does not necessarily mean the file is broken, but rather there was an improper communication between the driver and the device when moving through power states (e.g. power on --> sleep or sleep --> power on).

I would recommend updating your chipset drivers and BIOS, and then after successfully installing them, open a Command Prompt window (as admin) and run dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth and restart after it's complete, and then open another Command Prompt window as admin and run sfc /scannow and restart after it's done.

Once that is finished, try running Wuthering Waves again and see if you encounter another BSOD.

Let me know how this goes.

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