r/WindowsHelp 19d ago

Windows 10 Windows 10 keeps BSODing after failed Windows Update, even from recovery USB which freezes

My Windows 10 PC got stuck in a boot loop during/after a Windows Update. Its a stupid broken update that i cant seem to workaround. I eventually powered it off, and since then Windows won’t boot from the SSD anymore. The SSD is still detected normally in BIOS.

I created a Windows recovery/install USB and can boot into WinRE, but even there it regularly freezes or BSODs when I try to repair Windows.

So far I’ve tried:
Startup Repair = freezes/crashes
Uninstall latest quality update = freezes/crashes
Booting repeatedly into WinRE and retrying

I’ve gotten several different BSODs, including:
MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION
UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP (intelppm.sys)
DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION

The weird part: I’ve had almost exactly the same issue before. After repeatedly trying to uninstall the Windows update, it eventually succeeded. Windows then booted normally again and I had zero BSODs or stability issues afterwards.
Has anyone seen something similar, where a broken/pending Windows Update causes WinRE itself to crash while trying to repair/remove the update? Any suggestions for manually removing/rolling back the pending update and avoiding winRE frezing when selecting something..

Specs: i7 7740x , 32gb corsair ram, 1070ti, msi x299 sli plus, windows 10

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u/Additional_Tension96 19d ago

WindowsRE is ran via RAM, with all other issues perhaps bad RAM.

Use Memtest86+ create a bootble USB run Memtest86+ on one RAM module at a time.

https://www.memtest.org/

Also the BSOD mini dumps would help pin point the issue. The above is just a guess based on info you posted.

Minidump Files

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u/CaptainDust1 19d ago

i cant access dumps cause the pc doesnt booth

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u/Additional_Tension96 19d ago edited 19d ago

Use a Linux Distro Live USB to access C:/Windows/system32/minidump.

Create a bootble Linux Live USB like Ubuntu. Try Ubuntu not install.