Cant install windows after getting BSOD
I left my pc on for 2 days and it bluescreened. It would boot up afterwards and i could even use and open apps for for some time till it stopped working entirely. Booted to either repair screen or BSOD with error code: "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED". Attempted to clean the SSD fully, wouldn't work. Got error message: ":IO1_INITIALISATION_FAILED; KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE". Wiped the ssd via commands. Now it kept crashing the windows installation and repair didnt work either. What I have tried so far:
-
Installing windows via 2 different Boot USB (formatted it to ntfs), would either say that installation failed or crash at 14-15% and give a couple different error codes : "0xc000021a (0xC000021A)", "SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (0x7E) What failed: Ntfs.sys"; "KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE (0x139)", "SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (0x3B)".
-
Different commands which all led to nothing
-
New RAM and switching slots/sticks, installation would fail or go to Recovery screen (when using 1 stick only) with "Your PC needs to be repaired" File: \windows\System32\drivers\bfadfcoei.sys Error code: 0xc0000221. No matter what option i would choose it would flash black screen and go back to the recovery screen.
-
New SSD, wouldnt work. Tried the it with a Rufus Boot FlashDrive - either crash or same error messages.
-
Reseating the CPU
-
Checked all the cables and replugged them
-
Updated BIOS to the newest version (3636)
Thinking it might be the Mobo or CPU, but before buying even more stuff i wanted to ask first My specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Geforce 3060
Mobo: ASUS TUF GAMING B550-Plus
SSD: Samsung EVO 990 Plus 1 TB
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 3200MHz
Bought pc around 4 years ago
Thank you for any kind of advice and help!
Posted Mar 6, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC