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The “EA AntiCheat has detected an incompatible driver” block is one of the most common hard-stops gamers see on Windows 11: the game launcher refuses to start, the anti-cheat refuses to load, and the only diagnosis shown is a driver filename or a terse popup. This is usually fixable without...

Epic Games and Qualcomm have closed one of the most stubborn compatibility gaps for Windows on ARM: Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and the Epic Online Services (EOS) SDK now include Windows-on-Arm support, a move that clears the way for Fortnite and other EAC‑protected multiplayer titles to run on...

Windows 11 25H2 is poised to redefine the relationship between security tools and its foundational architecture, marking a significant evolutionary step in how the operating system safeguards itself and its users. For decades, security vendors such as CrowdStrike, Bitdefender, and their...

Microsoft is poised to release Windows 11 25H2, yet for many users and IT professionals, this annual "feature update" will feel less like a major milestone and more akin to flipping a switch. Unlike what has characterized previous Windows releases, 25H2 is fundamentally tied at the hip to its...

Sudden, jarring, and unforgettably blue—the Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has been an indelible part of PC culture since its introduction in the early days of Microsoft operating systems. For decades, encountering the BSOD signified a critical system crash, an unambiguous sign that...

CVE-2024-43528: Understanding the Windows Secure Kernel Mode Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability On October 8, 2024, Microsoft published information regarding a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-43528. This vulnerability sits within the Windows operating system's Secure Kernel mode...

Overview In August 2024, Microsoft issued an important security update addressing the vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-21302, which affects the Windows Secure Kernel Mode. This vulnerability has raised legitimate concerns, as it could potentially allow malicious actors to elevate privileges...

I am getting consistent blue screens on certain games and the error codes I am getting on the blue screens keep changing the last one was DCP Watchdog violation but I've also had Page Fault in the non page area and Unexpected Kernnel Mode Trap. This seems to be happening mostly in Call of...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing 21H1 Build 19043.962 (KB5001391) to the Beta Channel for those Insiders who are on 21H1 (Click here for the 21H1 announcement). This update is also available for commercial devices in the Release Preview Channel on 21H1 as mentioned here in this blog...

I keep getting random BSOD with the stop code: UNEXPECTED_KERNAL_MODE-TRAP. I have done some digging around it says that this means that there is a driver/hardware error. All of my drivers are up-to-date, so i am not sure what the problem is. Please help.

Revision Note: V1.0 (November 10, 2015): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of a security update for Windows Hyper-V to protect against a denial of service condition that can be triggered with certain central processing unit (CPU) chipsets. Although the...

Hello, I decided to upgrade my pc and last night I got everything together and did a fresh install of 8.1 Pro on a new SSD. I also made some hardware changes in the form of a new video card (970GTX) and took out 8 gigs of Mushkin Blackline ram and put in 16 gigs of Mushkin Redline ram. Some of...

Hi sir, I landed here to get some serious problem Iam facing. Iam getting a constantly bsod on KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED . Iam attaching a blue screen view part here plese provide me some help. ================================================== Dump File : Mini081814-01.dmp...

Loading Dump File [C:\Users\Matt.INNOVA\Desktop\021314-14492-01.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: *** Invalid *** **************************************************************************** * Symbol loading may be unreliable without...

Hello, I bought this computer to play games, and whenever I play MMORPG like Tera, Final Fantasy XIV, etc I get this crackling sound randomly causing 1 fps then message saying nvidia kernel mode driver has crashed and recovered successfully. I researched a lot in the internet, and I tried...

HI I hope someone can help. Im so frustrated right now. Im trying to use a Trendnet TBW-150UB dongle and every time i plug it in it BSODs. I have tried another dongle (JabraA320s) and get the same result. Ive gone in to view hidden entries in Device manager and cleared those out. I've...

There are those I’ve met who think my life is something akin to the classic comedy Groundhog Day. No, I don’t wake up to the musical stylings of Sonny and Cher each morning, but month after month after month, the second Tuesday rolls around and I’m involved in releasing...

Ever since upgrading my AMD 6950 to an AMD 7970 card, I've been having two very annoying issues: 1) a BSOD with atikmdag.sys randomly, but most often within a few mins of resuming from monitor sleep 2) Monitor just not waking up from sleep at all. This is happening daily, and is driving me...

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