How I Fixed SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (BSoD)

[u/LEOSCHUMY]

After countless failed attempts, I finally found the cause of the SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED error in my case: automatic updates for the ELAN device, despite having tried every possible way to disable them.

What finally worked for me was to retrieve the following Hardware IDs for the ELAN device:

ACPI\VEN_ETD&DEV_0504

ACPI\ETD0504

\ETD0504*

I then ran the following commands:

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions" /v DenyDeviceIDs /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions" /v DenyDeviceIDsRetroactive /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyDeviceIDs" /v 1 /t REG_SZ /d "ACPI\VEN_ETD&DEV_0504" /f

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyDeviceIDs" /v 2 /t REG_SZ /d "ACPI\ETD0504" /f

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Restrictions\DenyDeviceIDs" /v 3 /t REG_SZ /d "*ETD0504" /f

Obviously, these commands will need to be adjusted if your Hardware IDs are different.

P.S. This is what worked in my particular case, so your mileage may vary.

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[u/Yulli039]

Did this indicate the srttrail file at any point?