When your computer crashes, don't just reboot. Listen to the story it left behind.

Before you can read a minidump, you need to find it. Windows usually stores these files in a specific system directory: C:\Windows\Minidump .

| Code | Meaning | |-------|---------| | 0x0000000A | IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (driver accessed memory at wrong IRQL) | | 0x0000001E | KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED | | 0x0000003B | SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION | | 0x000000D1 | DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL | | 0xc0000005 | Access violation |

The text read: nvlddmkm.sys .

The machine hummed steadily. The progress bar climbed. No blue screen. No crash.

In the settings, he ensured the was set to the Microsoft public symbol server: SRV*C:\Symbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

➜ Likely a graphics driver crash.

nvlddmkm.sys is the driver for the NVIDIA graphics card.

That is your culprit. Case closed.

How To Read Minidump | Files

When your computer crashes, don't just reboot. Listen to the story it left behind.

Before you can read a minidump, you need to find it. Windows usually stores these files in a specific system directory: C:\Windows\Minidump .

| Code | Meaning | |-------|---------| | 0x0000000A | IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (driver accessed memory at wrong IRQL) | | 0x0000001E | KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED | | 0x0000003B | SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION | | 0x000000D1 | DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL | | 0xc0000005 | Access violation |

The text read: nvlddmkm.sys .

The machine hummed steadily. The progress bar climbed. No blue screen. No crash.

In the settings, he ensured the was set to the Microsoft public symbol server: SRV*C:\Symbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

➜ Likely a graphics driver crash.

nvlddmkm.sys is the driver for the NVIDIA graphics card.

That is your culprit. Case closed.

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