intermittent freezing: Windows 11 24h2

[Na]

My pc keeps randomly freezing
Sometimes it runs normally for 6-8 hours
Other times it will freeze multiple times in an hour.
I have run stability tests on every hardware component.

Every time i run SFC it finds corrupt files and it says its fixed them,
Then i run it again and there is more corrupt files.

Asus x470 Tuf, Bios 6232, Chipset Driver 6.10.17.152
Ryzen 5600x
32gb ram
2070
nvme boot drive.

[Euphytose]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Neo:

I got the message saying this new 24h2 update was ready. After reading all the rubbish people have been put through I have paused updates for 5 weeks (the most it would allow) hopefully in 5 weeks they will have ironed out all the problems.

Side question, when I do finally "upgrade" to 24h2 will I need to download the mb drivers again or will it keep my installed drivers intact?

If the bugs are still here in 5 weeks you can pause updates forever with a registry trick.

It's not recommended since you won't have security updates, but if that means your PC keeps working normally... It's the best thing to do, in my opinion.

[Crashed]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Neo:

I got the message saying this new 24h2 update was ready. After reading all the rubbish people have been put through I have paused updates for 5 weeks (the most it would allow) hopefully in 5 weeks they will have ironed out all the problems.

Side question, when I do finally "upgrade" to 24h2 will I need to download the mb drivers again or will it keep my installed drivers intact?

To the best of my knowledge 24H2 is still optional. As for drivers you will want to make sure your graphics drivers are updated; the first version number in Device Manager should be 32 to indicate the drivers are compliant with WDDM 3.2.

[AmaiAmai]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Neo:

I got the message saying this new 24h2 update was ready. After reading all the rubbish people have been put through I have paused updates for 5 weeks (the most it would allow) hopefully in 5 weeks they will have ironed out all the problems.

Side question, when I do finally "upgrade" to 24h2 will I need to download the mb drivers again or will it keep my installed drivers intact?

Older drivers will work but technically not supported... If you use drivers that interface hardware and they are too old or incompatible it will just result in freezing / BSOD.

The driver versions in Windows Catalog are the only ones tested to work besides the most up-to-date ones, but most driver should be fine.

Keyword most, because even a mechanical keyboard or mouse driver can call instability in 24H2.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I always disable C-States; I find that power saving crap useless and makes the OS responsiveness sluggish. I also go into the OS and Unpark All Cores.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Oprindeligt skrevet af mkdr:

Can confirm that reinstalling Windows 11 23h2 and blocking 24h2 fixed the freezes. It is 100% a 24h2 issue.

And MS already knows this.

What they need to do and the Government should enforce it; is make MS pull 24H2 entirely.

[Na]

I have global c-states disabled.
The windows power setting is 100%/100%.
is there any other setting that should be disabled?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Fast Boot in BIOS disabled
proper DRAM XMP Profile in BIOS enabled

Fast Startup + Hibernation disabled in WinOS
CMD > Run As Admin > powercfg -h off
press Enter. Restart Windows to apply changes.

Download + Install latest Motherboard Drivers for everything; chipset, gpu, audio, lan, wifi, bt; etc.
Get the latest chipset driver from AMD.com

But overall, best bet is make a fresh USB flash drive using the Win11 23H2 ISO
Then once on 23H2, stay there and block 24H2 as 23H2 is good until Oct 2025

[eltece]

Hi! Sorry for the bump. My PC literally freeze after 24H2 update. I don't know what it cause at first. Trying Reset the PC using Settings > System > Recovery and it's okay at first but after awhile it starts freezing again. Try disabling all service (except Windows Services) using msconfig. It run smooth without problem. So the culprit must be software related. So I tried to Reset again but this time Wipe the apps and keep the personal files. Soo, it went flawless but after downloading Steam and try to run it, it's starts freezing again when Steam running and re-discover my game.

Is it Steam Client problem with 24H2 update?

[Guydodge]

Within 10 days of installing Windows 11, go to the Recovery tab and click on the "Go back" button.
If the button is not clickable, you might be outside the allowable period for a rollback.
Alternatively, open Settings, navigate to System, and select Recovery to reset Windows 11.

[eltece]

I did Reset with wipe all the apps and settings. Can't use "Go back" button. I'm done :(

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Go back to what? And for what?

[_I_]

did you get the lan, chipset, and audio drivers from the mfg site for the board
https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/tuf%20x470-plus%20gaming/helpdesk_download/

[Bad 💀 Motha]

DDU wipe all the drivers in safe mode.

Reboot.

Download every most recent Driver for everything in your PC.

Run their installers, starting with Chipset Driver Package.

If you went from 23H2 to 24H2, make sure you get all the updates after 24H2 as many of those will fix initial bugs that 24H2 had.

[mtono]

unplug all hdd/ssd and boot from a linux usb stick(i would use ubuntu/mint) into its desktop. if the problem remains, your hdd/ssd stuff is not the problem. you can do some tests on linux too. even when it is not installed...etc. i think you have a RAM trouble. maybe adjust it manually in the uefi bios.
thx for reading. i did not read everything in here.
cu.

[eltece]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Bad 💀 Motha:

DDU wipe all the drivers in safe mode.

Reboot.

Download every most recent Driver for everything in your PC.

Run their installers, starting with Chipset Driver Package.

If you went from 23H2 to 24H2, make sure you get all the updates after 24H2 as many of those will fix initial bugs that 24H2 had.

I done Clean Install my Windows 11. Format my system drive and install using bootable USB I created using Windows Media Creation Tool (So automatically using 24H2 version). After that, installing all necessary Driver through AMD, NVIDIA, and my Asus motherboard website.
All good until I download my Steam and immedietly add all my drive through Steam>Settings>Storage. Couple minutes and poof! My system freeze again.

Force reboot using case button > Win+R > msconfig > Turn Off Steam Services > Reboot.
After that all the issue is gone. So I'm uninstalled Steam. Gonna use my PC for work atm.

Maybe early Feb I'm going to Clean Install 23H2 or hoping there are workaround on these issue without Clean Installing my Windows again.

But quick question, does adding faulty HDD into Steam can cause the Freeze? Can turn off Hardware Acceleration also help to fix the issue?

PS: The HDD isn't like "fatal" faulty. It has bad sectors and Performance is at 10% (checked using Harddisc Sentinel)