Most of the time, you will experience a kernel security check failure error after you have installed new software or hardware. Well, you will get this error when you will upgrade your windows because the drivers of previous versions of Windows will not be compatible with the new one. Hence, leaving with you the Kernel Security Check failure BSOD error.
Causes of kernel security check failure errors:
- Virus or malware infection that has corrupted Windows OS files.
- Device drivers are outdated or not properly configured.
- Corrupted or bad memory.
- Conflicting hardware or software.
- Damaged or corrupted Hard Disk.
First, your need to enable legacy boot, and if you don’t know how to do that, just follow this post to enable your advanced legacy boot option.
Before trying the below technical methods it’s advised that you do the following in order to fix kernel security check failure (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE) error:
- Make sure only one antivirus is running if you have purchased another make sure to turn off Windows Defender.
- Run Automatic Repair or use System Restore to try to fix the issue.
- Run a full system virus and malware scan with your antivirus.
- Install any pending updates through Windows update.
- Reinstall drivers from the manufacturer’s website.
- Run malware bytes.
Lokisa ho hloleha ha kernel ho hlahloba tshireletso (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE)
Method 1: Uninstall Graphic Card Driver
1. Boot your PC into Safe mode from the advanced boot menu.
2. Tobetsa Windows Key + R ebe u ngola “devmgmt.msc” and hit Enter to Device Manager.
3. In Device Manager, expand the Display adapter.
4. Next, select your Karete ea Nvidia and then right click then select Matlo.
5. Joale khetha ea Drivers tab Mme o tobetsa Mokhanni oa ho khutlela morao (If asked for confirmation click Yes to confirm).
6. If the Roll Back option is grayed out then click “Tlosa” ho ntsha mokhanni ona.
7. Restart your PC and on the advanced boot, select “Start your PC normally.”
Mokhoa oa 2: Matha Verifier ea Driver
Mokhoa ona o na le thuso ha feela o ka kena ho Windows ea hau, eseng ka mokhoa o sireletsehileng. Ka mor'a moo, etsa bonnete ba hore u theha sebaka sa ho tsosolosa System.
To run Driver Verifier to fix kernel security check failure, go here.
Mokhoa oa 3: Matha Sisteme File Checker le Check Disk
1. Again, Boot your PC into safe mode from the above-advanced boot menu.
2. Once you login into safe mode, press Windows key + X and click on Command Prompt(Motsamaisi).
3. In the command prompt, type the following command and hit enter after each one:
sfc /scannow chkdsk /f C:
4. Once the process is finished, exit the cmd.
5. Now type memory in the Windows search bar and select “Windows Memory Diagnostics."
6. In the set of options displayed, select “Qala hape 'me u hlahlobe mathata. "
7. After which Windows will restart to check for possible RAM errors and will hopefully display the possible reasons as for why you get the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) molaetsa oa phoso.
8. Reboot your PC and check if the problem is resolved or not.
Mokhoa oa 4: Matha Memtest86
To be sure, again run the memory test, but this time using Memtest as it eliminates all the possible exceptions, and it’s better than the built-in memory test as it runs outside the Windows environment.
Note: Before starting, make sure you have access to another computer as you will need to download and burn the software to the disc or USB flash drive. It’s best to leave the computer overnight when running Memtest as it sure likely to takes some time.
1. Connect a Motlakase oa flash ea USB to your working PC.
2. Kenya le ho kenya Windows Memtest86 Auto-installer for USB Key.
3. Tobetsa ka ho le letona ho downloaded image file ebe o khetha "Tlosa mona"Khetho.
4. Once extracted, open the ba foldara 'me ue tsamaise Memtest86+ USB Installer.
5. Khetha ea hau plugged USB drive to burn the MemTest86 software (This will erase all the content from your USB).
6. Once the above process is finished, insert the USB to the PC, giving the KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE error.
7. Restart your PC and make sure boot from USB flash drive is selected.
8. Memtest86 will begin testing for memory corruption in your system.
9. If you have passed all 8 phases of the test, you can be sure that your memory is working correctly.
10. If some of the steps were unsuccessful, then Memtest86 will find memory corruption which means that your kernel security check failure (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE) blue screen of death error is because of bad/corrupt memory.
11.E le hore ho fix kernel security check failure error, o tla hloka ho khutlisa RAM ea hau haeba likarolo tse mpe tsa memori li fumanoa.
Method 5: Run Disk Cleanup and Error Checking
1. Again, boot your windows into safe mode and follow the below steps for each hard disk partition you have(example Drive C: or E:).
2. Go to This PC or My PC ebe o tobetsa ka ho le letona ho drive ho khetha Matlo.
3. Now, from the Matlo fensetere, khetha Disk Cleanup and click clean up lifaele tsa sistimi.
4. Again, go to the properties windows 'me u khethe Letlapa la lisebelisoa.
5. E latelang, tobetsa Sheba tlas'a Error-checking.
6. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish error checking.
7. Restart your PC and boot to windows normally.
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