Solved CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT and DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION issues

I keep getting blue screen and the same error is caused by ntoskrnl.exe AND sometimes hal.dll

i dont even have to open or run anything it will just crash after a while it evne crashed tryingto run the dm-info executable listed in the how to for BSOD

error code is usually either: 0x00000101 OR 0x00000133

here is system info

Hi NathanD212,

Welcome to 8forums

Run chkdsk /r on both your partitions.

I have been having this issue, along with other people recently. I think it may be the recent windows update. This guy did a system restore before the update and it seems to be working. I did a system restore and I will see if it works. In my dump file it appeared to be an issue with nvidia drivers.

just started getting dpc watchdog violation crashes : windows8

but i dont have any nvidia drivers as far as i know

axe0 said:

Hi NathanD212,

Welcome to 8forums

Run chkdsk /r on both your partitions.

Code:

2018-01-16T12:27:42.669        Volume OS (\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy5) needs to be taken offline for a short time to perform a Spot Fix.  Please run "CHKDSK /SPOTFIX" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:>" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) requires an Online Scan.  An Online Scan will automatically run as part of the next scheduled maintenance task.  Alternatively you may run "CHKDSK /SCAN" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:> -SCAN" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) requires an Online Scan.  An Online Scan will automatically run as part of the next scheduled maintenance task.  Alternatively you may run "CHKDSK /SCAN" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:> -SCAN" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) requires an Online Scan.  An Online Scan will automatically run as part of the next scheduled maintenance task.  Alternatively you may run "CHKDSK /SCAN" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:> -SCAN" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) needs to be taken offline for a short time to perform a Spot Fix.  Please run "CHKDSK /SPOTFIX" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:>" locally or remotely via PowerShell.

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if i run chkdsk /r will it check both partitions at once?

Cody712 said:

I have been having this issue, along with other people recently. I think it may be the recent windows update. This guy did a system restore before the update and it seems to be working. I did a system restore and I will see if it works. In my dump file it appeared to be an issue with nvidia drivers.

just started getting dpc watchdog violation crashes : windows8

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acording to that reddit post it is potentially aused by the spectre/meltdown update microsoft pushed, if i am running ryzen 7 and b350 chipset will that cause issues, i do not want to try and remove updates before i at least get someone elses opinion.

axe0 said:

Hi NathanD212,

Welcome to 8forums

Run chkdsk /r on both your partitions.

Code:

2018-01-16T12:27:42.669        Volume OS (\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy5) needs to be taken offline for a short time to perform a Spot Fix.  Please run "CHKDSK /SPOTFIX" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:>" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) requires an Online Scan.  An Online Scan will automatically run as part of the next scheduled maintenance task.  Alternatively you may run "CHKDSK /SCAN" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:> -SCAN" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) requires an Online Scan.  An Online Scan will automatically run as part of the next scheduled maintenance task.  Alternatively you may run "CHKDSK /SCAN" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:> -SCAN" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) requires an Online Scan.  An Online Scan will automatically run as part of the next scheduled maintenance task.  Alternatively you may run "CHKDSK /SCAN" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:> -SCAN" locally or remotely via PowerShell.
2018-01-16T12:20:12.674        Volume C: (\Device\HarddiskVolume1) needs to be taken offline for a short time to perform a Spot Fix.  Please run "CHKDSK /SPOTFIX" locally via the command line, or run "REPAIR-VOLUME <drive:>" locally or remotely via PowerShell.

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i ran chkdsk /r and it seemed to complete fine without errors i have reuploaded the dm-machine.zip could you please check if nothing else obvious is potentially the issue, thank you.

would these be useful reads?

Careful with kb4056895 on windows 8.1 . Issue #132 . zeffy/wufuc . GitHub

Microsoft yanks buggy Windows Meltdown/Spectre patches for AMD computers | Computerworld

i installed microsoft patch kb4073576 now lets wait

well it crashed again

here is latest zip file

i just uninstalled
2018-01 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4056895)

2018-01 Security Update for Adobe Flash Player for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4056887)
and patch kb4073576

now lets see what happens...

uninstalling updates seems to have fixed the issues for now

I uninstalled all updates, do you know which one exactly was the issue?

Actually, looks like this guy pin pointed the error to KB4056895. CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT BSOD Problems - Windows Crashes, BSOD, and Hangs Help and Support

i believe that it is due to a broken MS update, after uninstalling KB4056895 i was able to run multiple firefox tabs and 2 steam games (quite recent releases) at the same time for at least 2-3 hours without issues. i also found and will link the exact comment from a bleepingcomputer thread that shows someone else was able to resolve this by doing the same:

CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT BSOD Problems - Windows Crashes, BSOD, and Hangs Help and Support

i dont know if i should mark the thread as 'solved' because i dont believe that what i did is a true fix for the issues potentially caused by MS update KB4056895.

should i keep this thread the way it is until MS releases a proper update/patch that covers spectre/meltdown without horrible BSOD or should i say that its solved and simply tell people to uninstall that update for now?

Cody712 said:

Actually, looks like this guy pin pointed the error to KB4056895. CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT BSOD Problems - Windows Crashes, BSOD, and Hangs Help and Support

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yup that seems to be the culprit, but then microsoft has also released a patch KB4073576:

"An update is available to fix the following issue that occurs after you install January 3, 2018—KB4056898 (Security-only update) or January 8, 2018—KB4056895 (Monthly Rollup): AMD devices fall into an unbootable state."

but it doesnt do anything for some reason, so i just unistalled both that KB4073576 and KB4056895 and clicked hide update

No watchdog violation after 1 week now after uninstalling those recent windows updates.

You will want to install those updates, if you don't, you could compromise your system by accidentally visiting a wrong website.