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Kernel_Security_Check_Failure when updating Nvidia drivers ?
Hello, I wanna start this post by thanking anyone who can help me out with this problem. Any input is appreciated.
My laptop is an Acer Nitro 5 and the specs are:
I5-11400H
GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB
32 GB RAM DDR4 3200
1TB SSD M.2
512GB SSD M.2
480GB SSD SATA
Well, my problem started a while back ago when I wanted just to update my drivers, I ran into my system going bluescreen mid process, searched for any way to fix it, first it was supposed to be caused by Nvidia APP, then Afterburner (got both uninstalled) but the problem kept running with no way of fixing, got the standard memtest, no errors found, then used SFC scan command to see if it was my drive, again, nothing of use, tried to use DISM even though no error was stated and nothing was fixed.
I've already tried from A to B checking on forums, trying to install older drivers, used DDU, the only thing I haven't tried is correcting windows on a clean install because all my data is real important and I live on a pretty horrible internet rn to just download all I use for both college and for games. I wanted to see if there was any way to solve such problem, hope any of you can put some input on my situation.
I also tried to use ChatGPT to see if there was something I'm missing, I tried using verifier and many things, it seems the problem is narrowed down to two files called nvlddmkm.sys and nvpcf.sys, I did stop the nvpcf.sys from executing with sc command on prompt, but it didn't solve anything. I'm practically losing my mind over this and it feel hopeless.
3 Replies
- YusilinIron Contributor
The files nvlddmkm,sys and nvpcf,sys are Nvidia driver components. Errors involving these often relate to driver conflicts, corrupted files, or hardware issues.
- wossinesserIron Contributor
Since you mentioned data is critical and you're hesitant about full reinstall, I recommend trying the above steps carefully. If nothing works, a repair install might be the safest way to fix system corruption without losing data.
- SuampentIron Contributor
Sometimes, resetting BIOS settings to default or updating BIOS can resolve underlying hardware compatibility issues.