III. How to fix the PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA error prompted by the blue screen of the Windows 10 system?
Usually, once you encounter a blue screen error while using your computer, the most basic solution is to restart the device. If you still cannot start the system normally after executing the restart command, you need to enter the safe mode before repairing the fault.
Safe mode is a special startup mode in Windows system, it can only start the basic files and drivers needed to run Windows, in this mode, we can easily repair some system errors. The specific steps to enter safe mode are as follows:
Step 1: Start the computer. When the Windows startup logo appears, immediately press the power button on the computer to interrupt the startup process. Repeat this 3 times. Then start the computer again, this time allowing the computer to fully start. Select (Advanced Options) in the “Automatic Repair” interface. You will then enter the Windows recovery environment.
If this method does not work, you can also use the Windows installation disk to start the computer (you can learn how to make a Windows installation disk), you need to enter the BIOS menu through shortcut keys (such as DEL/ESC/F2, etc.), and set the Windows installation disk to Start Preferences, then save the settings and restart the computer, select the (Repair Computer) option on the Windows Installer “Install Now” interface to enter the recovery environment.
Step 2: After entering the recovery environment of Windows, select (Troubleshooting > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart). When the computer restarts, select 5 or F5 to start Safe Mode with Networking.
After enabling safe mode, you can proceed to the following repair operations.
2. Uninstall antivirus software
Although antivirus software can effectively protect computer security, third-party antivirus software may occasionally prevent the normal update of Windows due to potential risk factors, resulting in PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA error. The solution is to uninstall the third-party antivirus software. The specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer, click the (Start) button in the lower left corner, and find (Settings) (the small gear icon).
Step 2: Next, in the “Settings” interface, select the (Application) option and enter. After that, switch the function bar on the left to (Apps and Functions), find and click the antivirus software that needs to be uninstalled on the right, and press (Uninstall). Then restart the computer to see if the problem is resolved.
3. Update the device driver
When a device driver is outdated, it may become incompatible with the operating system. At this time, the PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA blue screen error may appear, so we can try to update the driver to solve the current problem. The specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the Windows 10 computer, and then press (Windows key + R) on the keyboard at the same time to open the running window. After entering the command (devmgmt.msc), click the (OK) button to enter the Device Manager.
Step 2: Next, right-click the device with an outdated or faulty driver (usually a faulty device will have a yellow exclamation mark icon), and select the (Update Driver) option.
Step 3: Next select the (Search automatically for updated driver software) option, after the driver update is complete, restart the computer and check if the problem is resolved.
4. Turn off virtual memory
In addition to the above methods, you can also try to turn off virtual memory to solve the current problem, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Right-click on (This PC), then select the (Properties) option and open it.
Step 2: Next, click (Advanced System Settings) – (Advanced) in turn, and then click the (Settings) button under “Performance”.
Step 3: On the Performance Options interface, click the (Change) button under the (Advanced) tab.
Step 4: In the virtual memory interface, uncheck the (Automatically manage paging file size for all drives) option, and press the (OK) button. After that, restart your computer and see if the problem is resolved.
5. Use the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Memory issues can cause the PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA blue screen error to appear, so you can check your system memory with the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Press the (Windows+R) keys at the same time to open the run window, and then enter the (mdsched.exe) command to open the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool.
Step 2: Next, select the (restart now and check for problems (recommended)) option in the Windows memory diagnostic interface, wait patiently for the diagnostic process to complete, and then restart the computer to see if the blue screen problem has been resolved.
6. Run the CHKDSK program
CHKDSK can help you scan and repair disk bad sectors and damaged file systems, so you can use this program to troubleshoot and repair disk problems, please perform the following steps:
Step 1: Search (cmd) in the search box in the lower left corner, and select (run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
Step 2: In the opened command prompt window, enter the command (chkdsk X: /r/f) (X refers to the disk drive letter, which can be replaced; /r and /f are chkdsk parameters), and press (Enter) to Fix bugs. After the disk failure is repaired, restart the computer and check whether the current problem is resolved.