What is ‘Driver Verifier Detected Violation error’ (BSOD) in Windows 10?
‘DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION’ or ‘Driver Verifier Detected Violation error’ is common Microsoft Windows error considered as Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error. One core reason behind this BSOD error is faculty hardware device integrated/connected to your Windows 10 computer. This BSOD error usually occurs in the middle of your work on computer or during Windows boot/reboot.
Driver Verifier Detected Violation error prevents you from accessing or opening your Windows desktop. This problem can get even more serious as you can end up in endless loop of this Blue Screen of Death error. This BSOD error is appeared with message saying ‘Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn’t handle and now it needs to restart’ along with ‘DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION’ Windows Stop code.
The possible reason behind this BSOD error in Windows 10 is problematic device drivers. Missing, corrupted, outdated or incompatible device drivers can cause this type of issue. So, you should make sure all device drivers are up-to-date. Updating hardware device drivers can resolve problems with hardware device and resolve this type of BSOD errors as well. Overclocking your GPU could be another possible reason behind this issue. So, you can try underclocking your GPU in order to resolve the issue. Let’s go for the solution.
Some common error related to ‘DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION’ BSOD error:
- DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION violation on Windows Startup
- DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION violation loop
- MSDN Bugcheck DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION
- DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION violation when shutting down
How to fix Driver Verifier Detected Violation error in Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix ‘DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION’ BSOD error with ‘PC Repair Tool’
‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors, DLL errors, EXE errors, problems with programs, system files or registry errors, malware or viruses issues and other system issues with just few clicks. You can get this tool through button/link below.
⇓ Get PC Repair Tool
Method 2: Check for Windows 10 Update
One of the best ways to fix PC issues like BSOD error is to update your Windows 10 to latest built.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + I’ keys on keyboard to open ‘Settings’ app in Windows 10
Step 2: In the opened ‘Settings’ App, go to ‘Update & Security > Windows Update’
Step 3: Click on ‘Check for updates’ button under ‘Windows Update’ section. This will automatically download and install the latest Windows update in computer if available.
Step 4: Once done, restart your computer to see the changes and check if the trouble is resolved.
Method 3: Update Windows 10 drivers
As mentioned, this issue usually occurs due to problematic device drivers. You can resolve the issue by updating Windows drivers.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys on keyboard and select ‘Device Manager’
Step 2: Expand each device category one-by-one and check if any device is showing ‘Yellow Exclamation Mark’ on it. If yes, right-click on it and select ‘Update Driver Software’
Step 3: Follow on-screen instructions to finish update process. Repeat the same steps to update all necessary drivers which required update
Step 4: Once done, restart your computer to see the changes and check if the trouble is resolved.
Update Windows 10 drivers [Automatically]
You can also try to update all Windows drivers including graphics card drivers, sound card drivers and other device drivers with ‘Automatic Driver Update Tool’. This software will automatically find the latest updates for all Windows drivers and then install them into computer. You can get this tool through button/link below.
⇓ Get Automatic Driver Update Tool
Method 4: Underclocking your GPU
Overclocking your GPU can be one procedure to improve graphics performance in computer. However, overclocking GPU can cause ‘Driver Verifier Detected Violation error’ or similar in some cases. In such case, you can underclocking your GPU to resolve the issue. You should follow your graphics card manufacturer’s instructions to underclocking your GPU and once done, please check if the trouble is resolved.
Method 5: Disable and reset Driver Verifier
Another possible way to fix this BSOD error is to disable & reset Driver Verifier in Windows 10. Let’s try.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys on keyboard and select ‘Command Prompt as Admisntrator’
Step 2: Type ‘verifer’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
Step 3: This will open ‘Driver Verifier Manager’. Check the ‘Delete existing Settings’ checkbox and hit ‘Finish’ button
Step 4: Once done, restart your computer and Driver Verifier would be disabled now
Step 5: After that, open ‘Command Prompt as Admisntrator’ again
Step 6: Now, type ‘Verifier /reset’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
Step 7: Restart your computer once done, and check if the BSOD error is resolved.
Method 6: Run SFC scan
SFC (system file checker) – Windows 10 built-in tool offers you to repair system files in order to resolve this BSOD errors.
Step 1: Open ‘Command Prompt as Admisntrator’
Step 2: Type ‘sfc /scannow’ command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
Step 3: Wait to complete the process. Once done, restart your computer and check if the trouble is resolved
Method 7: Run DISM Scan
DISM Scan will repair your hard disk image. This way, you can resolve this BSOD error in Windows 10.
Step 1: Open ‘Command Prompt as Admisntrator’
Step 2: Type the following command and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
DISM.exe/Online/Cleanup-image/Restorehealth
Step 3: Wait for the completion. Once done, reboot your computer and check if the trouble is resolved.
Other Methods:
Step 1: Check problematic hardware device connected to your computer. You can either repair the hardware device that is causing the error or replace it with new one.
Step 2: Reinstall Windows 10 OS. Last steps you can try in order to resolve the issue is to reinstall Windows 10 Operating system
Conclusion
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