Windows repeatedly crashing, but only when playing several games

synx 20 Баллы репутации
2026-03-23T14:38:31.96+00:00

please help! some of my games consistently crashing
i'm getting 2 errors: page_fault_in_nonpaged_area and irql_not_less_or_equal.

i searched for info, and found it means a problem either with ram or gpu(?).

but i've tested separately gpu itself, gpu VRAM and RAM with various stress-test programs (such as furmark, occt, memtest86), that were supposed to reveal source of the problem, but neither of them found anything.

at this point i've tried everything - updating drivers, rolling back to "stable" version, even tried to extract information from .dmp from \system\minidump folder and games .dmp itself, but i couldnt figure out what their output meant

i. need. help.

specs:
cpu: i7-14700kf
gpu: nvidia 4070
motherboard: msi pro z790-a max wifi
ram: 2x16gb dd5 kingston 4800mt/s

bios and everything up to date

just noticed that cpu-z shows ram in slots 2 and 4 instead 1 and 3
could this be a source of my misery?

Windows для дома | Windows 11 | Устройства и драйверы
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TaoLi 114.9K Баллы репутации Независимый помощник
2026-03-25T13:42:18.9333333+00:00

Hello, thank you for your reply.

You can try restoring virtual memory to "System Administration".

Then, search for CMD (Administrator) in the search box and enter the following commands:

sfc /scannow

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

chkdsk C: /f

Restart your computer and see if the blue screen persists.

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  1. synx 20 Баллы репутации
    2026-03-24T23:24:28.31+00:00

    hello, sorry for delay. there is a link
    https://1drv.ms/u/c/7ac8e8fe1d6d7ec6/IQBLMUipmzZST6n0dYvW8-11AZOugp9c_osE7_GKTUUrMGE?e=GrCFtb

    after randomly messing with various options, i found out that disabling virtual memory in my system stopped all the crashing, so maybe its ssd driver or something,?
    but it feels more like temporary measure and not an actual solution, i would be very grateful if you could help me fix this issue at its root

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  2. TaoLi 114.9K Баллы репутации Независимый помощник
    2026-03-23T15:11:45.3+00:00

    Hello,

    When your computer crashes with a blue screen, we need a .dmp file to analyze and locate the blue screen error. The minidump file path is: C:\Windows\Minidump

    If your computer does not have this file, you need to make some settings:

    Open Control Panel - System and Security - System - Advanced system settings - Startup and Recovery.

    Set "Write debugging information" to "Small memory dump 256kb" and "Small dump directory" to "%SystemRoot%\Minidump".

    After setting, restart your computer. The next time your computer crashes with a blue screen, a new file will be generated. You can then upload the blue screen file to onediver and provide a download link.

    https://onedrive.live.com

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