Typical causes of CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED blue screen include software bugs, bad drivers, faulty memory, overheating, and Windows update crashed. This article shows all our case collections with resolutions.
Resolution 1: Repair hard drive errors
1.In the Search box on the taskbar, type command prompt, and then select Run as administrator from the list of options.
2.Select Yes.
3.In the window that appears, type the following command, including the space as shown:
chkdsk /f C:
and then press Enter.
4.Enter Y and press Enter
5.Repairs will automatically start on your hard drive, and you’ll be asked to restart your device.
6.After restart, try the update installation.
Resolution 2: We fix this problem by installing latest hardware driver.
1. In the Search bar, type Device Manager.
2. Open Device Manager.
3. Expand the suspected device that causes the problem, Firmware in our example.
4. Right-click the device and select Update Driver Software.
5. You may need to restart the computer, and then try the update again.
Resolution 3: We fixed the blue screen error by performing a clean restart into Windows
A clean restart starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs.
1) Run MSCONFIG.EXE.
2) In the Services tab, click “Hide All Microsoft Services” and click
“Disable All”.
3) In the Startup tab, click “Disable All”. Click OK. (This will
temporarily prevent third-party programs from running automatically during start-up.)
4) Restart, and then try the update installation
Resolution 4: You can try Safe mode by following these steps if resolution 3 doesn’t fix the problem.
1. Hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device.
2. Press the power button again to turn on your device.
3. On the first sign that Windows has started, for example, Dell’s logo hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device.
4. Press the power button again to turn on your device.
5. When Windows restarts, hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device.
6. Press the power button again to turn on your device.
7. Allow your device to fully restart to enter WinRE.
8. On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot.
9. Select Advanced options.
10. Select Setup Settings.
11. Select Restart.
12. After your device restarts, you’ll see a list of options. Select 5 for Safe Mode with Networking.
13. Open Control Panel.
14. Select Uninstall a program under Programs. If you’re using Large/Small icons View, Select Uninstall a program under Programs and Features.
15. On the left-hand side, select View installed updates.
16. Right-click the update you want to uninstall, or the latest update. 17. Click Uninstall.
18. Select Yes to confirm and then Restart Now after the update uninstalled.
19. Try to re-install the Windows updater after the restart.
Notes: If you need to exit safe mode, here’s how:
1. In the Search box, type msconfig, and then select OK.
2. Select the Boot tab. 3. Under Boot options, clear the Safe boot check box.
please view this step by step video:
