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Dreaded nvlddmkm.sys error id 14/153
I'm just an average girl who loves to play FFXIV and BG3 and one day my old gaming laptop(CPU: intel i7-10750h 2.60 ghz, GPU: nvidia geforce rtx 2060, 6gb) started to show black screen with only soun...
Hi,
You actually did a great job troubleshooting this — nvlddmkm.sys errors are usually related to NVIDIA driver crashes or conflicts with Windows updates.
From what you described, it really looks like a driver conflict or Windows automatically replacing your GPU driver.
A few additional things that might help or confirm the cause:
- Disable automatic driver updates from Windows (this is very important):
Control Panel → System → Advanced system settings → Hardware → Device Installation Settings → set to “No” - Use DDU again, but install a slightly older/stable driver version, not the latest one (sometimes newer drivers are unstable on certain GPUs)
- Check temperatures (GPU/CPU), as overheating can also trigger nvlddmkm crashes
- Make sure your laptop BIOS and chipset drivers are fully updated (you already did this, which is good)
- If possible, check Windows Event Viewer again to confirm if the same error ID keeps appearing
Your idea about Windows 11 + driver conflict is actually valid — many users report stability issues when Windows Update overrides GPU drivers.
Staying on Windows 10 with a stable driver is a solid workaround if everything is working fine now.
Glad you managed to fix it 👍