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- Device drivers are outdated or not properly configured.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.
Fix kernel security check failure (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE)
Method 1: Uninstall Graphic Card Driver
1. Boot your PC into Safe mode from the advanced boot menu.
2. 按 Windows 键 + R,然后输入“输入devmgmt.msc” and hit Enter to Device Manager.
3. In Device Manager, expand the Display adapter.
4. Next, select your Nvidia卡 and then right click then select 属性。
5. 现在选择 驱动程序选项卡 并点击 回滚驱动程序 (If asked for confirmation click Yes to confirm).
6. If the Roll Back option is grayed out then click “卸载” 卸载此驱动程序。
7. Restart your PC and on the advanced boot, select “Start your PC normally.”
方法 2:运行驱动程序验证程序
此方法仅在您可以正常登录 Windows(而非安全模式)时有用。接下来,确保创建系统还原点。
To run Driver Verifier to fix kernel security check failure, go here.
方法3:运行系统文件检查器并检查磁盘
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 命令提示符(管理员)。
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 内存诊断。=
6. In the set of options displayed, select “立即重启并检查问题设立的区域办事处外,我们在美国也开设了办事处,以便我们为当地客户提供更多的支持。“
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 蓝屏死机(BSOD) 错误信息。
8. Reboot your PC and check if the problem is resolved or not.
方法二:运行Memtest4
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 USB闪存驱动器 to your working PC.
2。 下载并安装 Windows Memtest86 Auto-installer for USB Key.
3.右键单击 downloaded image file 然后选择“在这里提取“ 选项。
4. Once extracted, open the 夹 并运行 Memtest86+ USB 安装程序.
5. 选择你的 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 内核安全检查失败 (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE) blue screen of death error is because of bad/corrupt memory.
11.为了 fix kernel security check failure error,如果发现坏内存扇区,则需要更换 RAM。
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 并右键单击 驾驶 选择 属性。
3. Now, from the 查看房源 窗口,选择 磁盘清理 and click clean up 系统文件。
4. Again, go to the properties windows 并选择 工具标签.
5。 接下来,单击 单向阀 下 Error-checking.
6. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish error checking.
7. Restart your PC and boot to windows normally.
就这样,你就成功了 Fix kernel security check failure (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE), but if you still have any queries regarding this guide, then feel free to ask them in the comments section.