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- Device drivers are outdated or not properly configured.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 鍵 + R,然後輸入“鍵入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 屬性。
5. 現在選擇 Drivers tab 並點擊 回滾驅動程序 (If asked for confirmation click Yes to confirm).
6. If the Roll Back option is grayed out then click “卸載” 卸載此驅動程序。
7. Restart your PC and on the advanced boot, select “Start your PC normally.”
方法 2:運行驅動程序驗證程序
此方法僅在您可以正常登入 Windows(而非安全模式)時有用。接下來,確保建立系統還原點。
To run Driver Verifier to fix kernel security check failure, go here.
方法3:運行系統檔案檢查器並檢查磁碟
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(管理員)。
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內存診斷。“
6. In the set of options displayed, select “立即重啟並檢查問題“
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 死亡藍屏(BSOD) 錯誤信息。
8. Reboot your PC and check if the problem is resolved or not.
方法二:運行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閃存驅動器 to your working PC.
2。 下載並安裝 Windows Memtest86 Auto-installer for USB Key.
3.右鍵單擊 downloaded image file 並選擇“在這裡提取“ 選項。
4. Once extracted, open the 夾 並運行 Memtest86+ USB 安裝程序.
5。 選擇你的 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 內核安全檢查失敗 (KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE) blue screen of death error is because of bad/corrupt memory.
11.為了 fix kernel security check failure error,如果發現壞內存扇區,您將需要更換 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 然後右鍵單擊 駕駛 選擇 屬性。
3. Now, from the 氟化鈉性能 窗口,選擇 磁盤清理 and click clean up 系統文件。
4. Again, go to the properties windows 並選擇 工具選項卡.
5。 接下來,單擊 格紋 下 Error-checking.
6. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish error checking.
7. Restart your PC and boot to windows normally.
就這樣,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.