If you have encountered Machine Check Exception (MCE) blue screen error, you are at the right place. This article will guide you with some troubleshooting methods to fix this problem.
There are many reasons this blue screen may hamper your experience. Also, there are many situations when this BSOD may appear. This machine check exception may appear due to a driver problem, overclocking, .dll file problem, internal conflict, BIOS problem, etc. However, there are some good troubleshooting methods to fix this stop code. You can easily implement them and get rid of it.
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How to Fix Machine Check Exception BSOD on Windows 10
Here are the most effective methods to troubleshoot this blue screen of death.
1. Update All Drivers
In fact, You always should try to keep the drivers up to date. At least, You should do it monthly basis. In this way, you can avoid driver vulnerability risks and gain better performance in your PC. It also helps to avoid various blue screen errors and bugs on Windows. So, To fix the machine check exception, updating all PC drivers should your first initiative.
To do this, I suggest you rely on some trusted tools like Driver Booster, Driver Easy, or Driver Genius. These can automatically check for driver updates and install them on a regular basis.
However, If you want to update drivers manually, follow these steps.
- At first, Open the start menu, type devmgmt.msc and hit enter. It will open the Windows Device Manager where you will see all the installed driver lists of your PC.
- Just right-click on any of them you want to update and choose “Update Driver.”
- Then, follow the onscreen instructions and choose your preferred way to update.
By this way, update all of your drivers. It may fix machine check exception. To learn more, read How to update drivers on Windows 10
2. Check for Disk Errors
Disk problem is one of the most common reasons behind this error. So, I suggest you to check for disk errors. In this case, You can use chkdsk command. There are also some other options available. To learn more, read: How to repair disk errors
After troubleshooting disk error, check if the machine check exception still exists or not.
3. Turn Off/Reset Overclocking
Overclocking is one of the reasons behind this blue screen of death. If you have changed some settings regarding overclocking or enabled it, you should reset the settings or completely turn off overclocking. If it is the reason behind the stop code error machine check exception, it will fix it.
4. Update BIOS
It can be another effective solution for this BSOD. In most cases, We often forget about the BIOS update. People rarely update a BIOS or UEFI firmware. In fact, In many cases, You won’t have to update it. But, Sometimes, It is necessary. Especially to avoid security risks and bugs. To get rid of machine check exception, you should update the motherboard UEFI/BIOS. It also may bring performance improvements. If you don’t know how to do it, read how to update motherboard BIOS/UEFI
5. Disable Fast Startup
Another useful method to fix machine check exception is disabling fast startup. The fast startup indeed an excellent feature that was first introduced in Windows 8. However, Sometimes, On some old devices or even in some modern devices, this feature may bring blue screen error. In a future update, Microsoft may fix this issue for these specific devices. But, To get rid of the BSOD, users can disable the fast startup manually until a fix comes from Microsoft by a Windows update. To do it, follow these steps-
- At first, You will have to Open the start menu.
- Then, type powercfg.cpl and hit enter. It will open the power settings Window.
- Now, Click on the Choose what the power button does.
- After that, Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.
- Now, Uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended).
- At last, Save the settings and restart windows.
It may fix the BSOD. However, If not, you can re-enable the fast startup.
6. Disable Fast Boot
Fast boot is another feature which is available in BIOS/UEFI settings. You can easily go to the BIOS or UEFI dashboard and disable this feature. To know how to access Motherboard BIOS/UEFI and disable that feature, I suggest you to visit the manufacturer website. If you are lucky, it may fix machine check exception (MCE) BSOD.
7. Repair Corrupted System Files
Corrupted system files can also cause this error. So, You also can take steps to repair these system files. In this case, you can use DISM and SFC commands. To learn how to run these commands, read how to repair corrupted system files
8. Check for Physical Hardware Problem
The machine check exception also can be a result of physical hardware problem. So, I suggest you to check each hardware carefully. You can start by disconnecting all external devices except keyboard and mouse, DVD drive, additional hard disk/SSD. Also, take other possible steps to check for any hardware faults.
Basically, these are the most useful methods to fix machine check exception (MCE) BSOD. If you know any other better methods, you can share it in the comment box.
