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Hi all, I noticed after a clean install of Win 10 Pro that in the Device Manager I had two 'Standard SATA AHCI Controller' entries that showed the driver dated in 2006.I run 2 x SSD's a HDD and a BluRay writer. How to switch SATA controller driver from RAID to AHCI on Windows 10 without a reinstall. It turns out, to optimize boot times, Windows disables drivers that are deemed unnecessary for startup during installation. Herein lies the problem, if the OS is installed while the disk is in one of these other modes (in my case RAID ).
Last updated on December 20th, 2016
Up to today I have seen several Windows 10 computers which freeze randomly, without obvious reason(s) and with different symptoms: for example in some Windows 10 computers when the system becomes unresponsive (the user cannot do anything on the computer), the only method to get Windows 10 back and working is to continuously press the Power button to completely shutdown the system. In other cases Windows 10 freeze (hang) for a while and then the system crashes, displays a BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) error or restarts automatically.
The Windows 10 freezing issues, has been observed even in newly installed PCs or in PCs which were upgraded from a previous version of Windows (e.g. Windows 7 or Windows 8, 8.1) in which versions they worked without problems.
In this troubleshooting guide you can find several solutions to fix freezing and BSOD issues on a Windows 10 computer.
How to resolve Windows 10 Freezing & BSOD issues.
Note: After applying a solution, try to work at your PC and see if it freezes, before you apply the next solution.
Solution 1. Modify PCI Express Link State Power Management settings.
Solution 2. Disable Sleep, Hibernate and Fast Startup.
Solution 3. increase the virtual memory (Paging file).
Solution 4. Disable the MSI mode in StorAHCI Controller.
Solution 5. Run the System Maintenance task.
Solution 6. Uninstall Graphic Adapter's drivers.
Other Solutions to fix Windows 10 Freezing problems.
Solution 1. Modify PCI Express Link State Power Management settings.
1. Right-click on the Start menu and choose Control Panel.
2. Change the View By (at the up right) to Small icons and then open Power Options.
3. Click Change plan settings (next to 'Balanced') and then select Change advanced power settings.
4. Scroll down to find and expand the PCI Express setting.
5. Now set the Link State Power Management to:
a. Maximum power savings if this setting is already set to OFF, or,
b. Put this setting to OFF if this setting is already enabled. (Maximum/Minimum power savings).
6. Press OK to apply settings and restart you computer.
Solution 2. Disable Sleep, Hibernate and Fast Startup.
1. From Control Panel open Power Options.
2. At the left choose 'Choose what the power buttons does'.
3. Click at 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' option.
4. Scroll down and uncheck the 'Turn on fast startup (recommended)' option and click Save changes.
5. Then, at Power Options main window, select Change plan settings.
6. Click Change advanced power settings.
7. Expand Sleep and then set the Sleep after and Hibernate after options to Never.
8. Press OK to apply settings.
9. Restart your computer and check if Windows stop freezing.
Solution 3. Increase the virtual memory (Paging file).
1. In Windows Explorer, right click on Computer icon (Name) and select Properties.
2. Click Change Settings.
3. At Advanced tab select Settings at Performance section.
4. At Performance options, click the Advanced tab and then select Change at Virtual memory section.
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5.Uncheck the 'Automatically manage paging file size for all drives' check box.
6.Check the 'Custom size' radio button.
7. Set the Initial size and Maximum size values to twice and half (2,5) of your RAM size in MB* and then press the Set button.
For example: If your RAM's size is 4GB (4096MB), then type the value 10240 (4096MB x 2,5 = 10240MB) in the Initial & Maximum size (MB) fields.
8. Click OK three (3) times to exit.
9.Restart your computer.
Solution 4. Disable the MSI mode in StorAHCI Controller.
In some Windows 10 computers, the Advanced Host Controller Interface PCI-Express(AHCI PCIe) doesn't operate properly and causes high CPU usage problems, when the Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) mode is enabled when running with the inbox StorAHCI.sys driver.*
* Note: This issue has discovered from Microsoft at the following article: KB3083595.
At this case you have to disable the MSI mode for the inbox StorAHCI driver.
Step 1. First identify if you are running the inbox AHCI driver (StorAHCI.sys).
1. Right-click on Start menu select Run.
2. Type the following command and press Enter to open device manager:
- devmgmt.msc
3. Expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.
4. Right click at the “Standard SATA AHCI Controller” and select Properties.
5. At the Driver tab, click Driver Details.
6. If you see the “storahci.sys” on the list then you are running the inbox StorAHCI.sys driver. *
Attention: If you are not running the inbox StorAHCI.sys driver, then skip this solution because it is not applied to your system.
6. Click OK at the open window, navigate to Details tab and select Device Instance from the 'Property' drop-down menu:
7. At this window note the two (2) AHCI Controller's values marked on the screenshot below. Leave this window open and continue to step-2.
Step 2. Disable MSI mode for the inbox StorAHCI controller in the registry:
1. Right-click on Start menu select Run.
2. Type the following command and press Enter to open registry editor:
- regedit
3. Inside registry editor navigate (expand) to this path on the left:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetEnumPCI<AHCI Controller's Value 1><AHCI Controller's Value 2>Device ParametersInterrupt ManagementMessageSignaledInterruptProperties
e.g. In this example the path is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetEnumPCIVEN_8086&DEV_2929&SUBSYS_FFE01179&REV_033&11583659&0&FADevice ParametersInterrupt ManagementMessageSignaledInterruptProperties
4. At the right pane double click to open the MSISupported key and set the value data from '1' to '0' (Zero).
5. Click OK and close registry editor.
6. Restart your computer. *
* Note: If you have more than one AHCI controllers, then repeat the above steps and disable the MSI mode to all of them.
Solution 5. Run the System Maintenance task.
Run the System Maintenance troubleshooter to automatically fix system's problems.
1. From Control Panel open Troubleshooting.
2. Click on View all.
3. Double click at System Maintenance.
4. Press Next and then follow the onscreen prompts to run the System Maintenance troubleshooter.
Solution 6. Uninstall Graphic Adapter's drivers.
1. Uninstall the installed Video drivers and restart your computer.
2. After the restart, let Windows to search and find the appropriate driver for your graphic card and then reboot the computer.
3. If the problem persists, uninstall the currently installed display drivers and then download and install a previous driver version for your display adapter. Detailed steps on how you can do that you can find here.
Other Solutions to fix Windows 10 Freezing problems.
- Make sure that you have installed the latest drivers for your computer hardware especially the drivers for:
a. Chipset.
b. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. - Uninstall and re-install the latest version of your antivirus program. Also make sure that only one antivirus is active on your system.
- If you have 'Acronis True Image' or 'Get Office' programs installed on your PC, then uninstall them.
- Disable these Services: 'Cortana' & 'OneDrive'.
- Disable Notifications.
- Uninstall the antivirus program and then perform a repair install of Windows 10 with an in-place upgrade.
- Backup your files and then perform a clean Windows 10 installation.
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Blue Screen of Death error is one error which no Windows users would want to see, because this error leads to system crash and you might end up losing all unsaved work.
When you get BSOD screen error you don’t have any other option than rebooting your system. The DPC Watchdog violation error is one of the common BSOD errors experienced by Windows 8 and 10 users.
Many users don’t know what to do next, but there’s no need to worry as there are some quick fixes that could help you.
Let’s check them out.
What is DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error?
The DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION bug check value is 0x00000133. Whenever you see this bug value in BSOD, it indicates the DPC Watchdog has been executed which resulted in BSOD.
There can be many technical reasons behind it. One of the reasons behind DPC Watchdog execution is your SSD drive uses old firmware that is not supported by the operating system.
Another reason could be one of the hardware components has an outdated driver. For example, if your sound card has an outdated driver, you will get the DPC Watchdog violation error whenever you plug in the headphone.
Though rare, one of the software installations can also lead to DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD error.
Here are some solutions to fix the issue.
Solution 1 – Change SATA AHCI controller driver
- Press Windows key and X simultaneously on your keyboard
- Click Device Manager from the list
- In Device Manager window, go to IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and expand it
- Right-click SATA AHCI controller and select Properties
- You need to verify you have selected the right controller. Go to Driver tab and click Driver details
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- If you see sys listed as a driver, click OK and proceed to the next step. On the other hand, if you see storachi.sys listed as a driver, click OK and abandon these troubleshooting steps and instead try Solution 2.
- In Driver tab, click Update Driver
- Select Browse my computer for driver software option
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- Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer option
- Select Standard SATA AHCI Controller, then click Next
- Follow on-screen instructions to change the SATA AHCI controller driver.
- After the update process is completed, restart the computer to apply changes.
Solution 2 – Use the Event Viewer to find more about the error
This is not actually a solution but it would help you find the device or component that is causing the DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error. Here are the steps to follow.
- Press the Windows key and X simultaneously on your keyboard
- Click Event Viewer from the list
- On the left side of the panel, click Windows Logs->
- Look for any entries like error or warning in the middle area of the panel
- Click on Error or Warning entries and see details like the time and the type of error. You can also know more details about the error in the bottom area of the panel in the details
You can use this information to know about the problematic device or hardware component. Once you have this information, disconnect the problematic device and see if the issue is resolved.
Solution 3 – Run Check Disk
If your disk is in a bad state, it could be one of the reasons behind BSOD.
Running Check Disk is one of the options to ensure your disk is in good condition. Here are the steps to follow.
- Press Windows Logo key on the keyboard
- Type cmd in the search box
- Right-click Command Prompt option and select Run as administrator
- In user account control pop-up, click Yes
- In the command prompt window, type chkdsk /f /r and hit Enter
- Press Y on the keyboard
Windows system will start the check disk utility when you reboot the system and scan your disk for errors. Be patient as the process can take longer time depending on the capacity of the disk. Wait until the process completes.
Solution 4 – Check hardware and software compatibility
As mentioned earlier, hardware and software compatibility issues could be one of the reasons behind DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error. Here are the instructions to check hardware and software compatibility.
To check hardware compatibility
Unplug all USB devices like external hard drives, thumb drives and any other USB devices from your computer. You can keep the USB keyboard and mouse connected. Start the system and see if you get the DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error.
If you don’t get the error for a long time, you can draw a conclusion that one of the USB devices is the culprit. You can either stop using the problematic USB device or update drivers by following the steps in Solution 2.
To check software compatibility
If you are getting DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error recently, try to recall the changes you made to the system which includes installing new software or updating any programs. If you are unable to recall, you can use the Restore option to go back to the previous state of your PC and see if that helps.
Solution 5 – Update Drivers
As mentioned above, outdated drivers could be one of the reasons for DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION error. Updating drivers is one of the ways to resolve the issue. You have two options – update drivers manually or automatically.
Update drivers manually
Updating drivers manually can be a cumbersome and time-consuming task for many users. You need to go to the manufacturer’s website and search for the right driver.
This requires computer skills, patience and time. If you want an easy way to update drivers, we suggest you try Driver Downloader that can update all drivers automatically with a click of a button.
Update Drivers automatically
Driver Downloader will scan your system for outdated drivers and find right drivers for your system. When you use Driver Downloader all your worries related to drivers are eliminated automatically. You don’t have to know the version of your Windows nor details of the hardware components and their manufacturers. Driver Downloader will download and install right drivers automatically. Here are the steps you need to follow.
Step 1 – Download Driver Downloader
Step 2- Click Save or Run
When you click on the link to download Driver Downloader, you will get two options- Run and Save. If you select the Run option, you will get the install option after the file is downloaded. If you select Save option, you need to start the installation manually by navigating to the Downloads folder and double-clicking on the setup file.
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.Step 3 – Install Driver Downloader
Click the Install button and follow on-screen instructions to install Driver Downloader software
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Step 4- Register to get automatic driver updates
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After the Driver Downloader software is installed, the software will scan your system and present you with number of outdated drivers and an option to update them automatically.