To fix page fault in nonpaged area blue screen of death, this article can provide your accurate methods and information.
There are many blue screen of death errors you will see in Windows 10. But, The page fault in nonpaged area is one of the oldest and most seen BSOD errors. It was common in old days and still a common error in recent years. It may comes with the problematic driver names with .sys extension. Also, There may be some stop error code like 0x050, STOP: 0x00000050 (0xfffff7ffff0d7f00, 0x0000000000000001, 0xfffff800031c69a5,
0x0000000000000002), 0x00000050 (0xfffff7ffff0d7f00, 0x0000000000000001, 0xfffff800031c69a5, __0x0000000000000002) or 0x00000050 (0xfffff7ffff0d7f00, 0x0000000000000001, 0xfffff800031c69a5, 0x0000000000000002). There are a lot of reasons that can cause this stop code error.
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What Causes this Page Fault in Nonpaged Area Error?
Windows uses both physical and virtual memory to give an efficient performance. It uses RAM for temporary data and also your hard disk or SSD to store some data. To do this, it creates a page file and stores it in the hard drive. Then, It constantly syncs data between RAM and the page file. However, sometimes, things don’t go as they should. Windows may not find necessary and fail to store in the nonpaged area of memory. That nonpaged area is a portion of the memory that the operating system requires to operate. But, When it fails, users see the blue screen error page fault in nonpaged area. It happens due to software bug, misconfiguration, hardware problems, or driver problems. Fortunately, You can fix this problem easily.
How to Fix Page Fault in Nonpaged Area Blue Screen in Windows 10
Troubleshooting this problem is not very hard. You can easily follow some effective methods. That should fix page fault in nonpaged area. However, Which method will work for you it completely depends on why you are getting this blue screen error on Windows 10. However, here are the methods you can try to solve this problem.
Note: If you can’t access Windows normally, follow the methods in Safe Mode.
1. Update Drivers
The first thing you can do is updating the drivers. It works for most blue screen errors. Sometimes, Page fault in nonpaged area stop code may come with a problematic driver name like fowp64.sys, usbaudio.sys, cpuz138_x64.sys, applecharger.sys, etc. It means these drivers are problematic. These are creating some conflicts that are causing the BSOD. In your case, you may see a different driver name. So, It is wise to update all of the drivers installed on your PC. It may fix the page_fault_in_nonpaged_area in Windows 10.
To update drivers, you surely can follow the manual methods. To learn the manual method, read: How to Update Drivers
But, It will be harder to update all the drivers manually, and also Windows won’t find every up to date drivers. So, I suggest you use a third-party tool that can do this job automatically. In this case, I would like you to use one of these best driver updating software.
2. Update Windows
It is a boring suggestion. But, Many of you don’t update Windows regularly. Sometimes, Updating Windows can resolve blue screen errors like page fault in nonpaged area. If you are currently having BSOD and other problems, there is a chance that a Windows update will solve all of this.
To update Windows:
- At first, Go to Windows 10 Settings or press Win + I on the keyboard.
- Then, Go to Update & Security > Windows Update.
- After that, Click on Check for Updates.
- Now, If there is any available update, just click on Install.
- At last, Restart your computer.
3. Check for RAM/Memory Problem
If you have followed the first two methods with not result, you can follow this one. The problem is memory-related. So, It worth your time to run a memory diagnostic. If it finds anything bad, you should take steps to repair it. Otherwise, You won’t be able to get rid of page fault in nonpaged area.
Windows has a built-in tool to check for memory problems. You can use that tool and also follow some other steps to do it. I have published an article on it a long ago. You should follow the instructions from that. Read: How to Find and Solve Memory Problems
4. Check for Disk Problems and Fix
Virtual memory and page file is related to the hard disk or SSD. So, your disk drive may have some bad sectors or problems. As a result, you are getting a nonpaged area related blue screen of death. So, I suggest you use the chkdsk command and also take other steps to repair disk errors. It is an excellent way to troubleshoot page fault in nonpaged area BSOD.
For necessary instructions, Read: How to Find and Fix Hard Disk/SSD Problems
5. Set Custom Page File Size
It was a well-known solution to fix this BSOD. So, It still may be useful. According to many users in the past, setting custom page file size can help eliminate the page fault in nonpaged area. If you wonder how you can set the custom page file size, you can follow these instructions
- At first, Open the start menu, type sysdm.cpl, and hit enter. It will open the system properties window.
- Now, Go to the Advanced tab.
- Then click on Settings under the performance section.
- In the new window, You will see another tab called Advanced. Click there.
- Then, Click on Change… It will open the Virtual Memory window.
- Now, Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drivers.
- Select local disk C and check the custom size.
- Then, Give minimum and maximum file size value (in MB) and save the settings.
- At last, Restart your PC.
Now, See if it has fixed the page fault in nonpaged area or not.
6. Disable Paging [Carefully]
It is not good to disable page file. Especially, If you are having less RAM like less than 8 GB, you should not follow this. However, If you have more than 8 GB RAM and having this blue screen of death, you can check by disabling page file if it fixes the problem or not. I have a different article where I have showed how to do it.
Read: How to Disable or Change Page File
7. Disable or Uninstall Your Antivirus
Sometimes, Your antivirus may be the source of the stop code error on Windows. Many times, users were able to get rid of page fault in nonpaged area by disabling or uninstalling the antivirus program. So, I suggest you do it temporarily to see if it helps.
8. Run SFC and DISM Commands
If somehow the system files get corrupted, it may create many problems in Windows. This blue screen of death is one of the problems that may be caused by the corrupted or missing system files. So, I suggest you use the SFC command first. If it doesn’t help, use the DISM command. It may fix the blue screen of death you are facing. For instructions, read: How to Repair Corrupted System File
9. Uninstall/Disable Problematic Software and Services
Have you installed or enabled any services in your PC recently? That may be the reason you are encountering this problem. So, To fix page fault in nonpaged area BSOD, you can uninstall recently installed software or stop recently installed services.
However, Sometimes, It may be tricky to remember what changes you have made or which service is causing the problem. In this case, I suggest you perform the clean boot. It will help to find out problematic software and services.
10. Analyze Dump File
This is the last major methods to fix page fault in nonpaged area. A small memory dump file contains the records related to the blue screen of death. It helps to find out the reason and problematic drivers behind this problem. So, I suggest you to analyze the memory dump file. If you don’t know how to do it, read: How to Create and Analyze Memory Dump in Windows
Let’s say you have found that usbaudio.sys is the problematic driver. It means the audio device is causing the problem. So, Update your audio driver or rollback it to the previous version or re-install it to fix your problem.
If cpuz138_x64.sys is the reason behind your problem, find and uninstall the software called Speccy. In this case, you can use Revo Uninstaller or IObit Uninstaller to uninstall anything completely.
You also may find that applecharger.sys is responsible behind the page_fault_in_nonpaged_area. In this case, you may uninstall any charging tool like Gigabyte ON/Off installed on your PC.
If fowp64.sys is what memory dump file indicating, you may be using a software called FileOpen. Just update it or uninstall it to get rid of the BSOD.
For netwtw06.sys, you can update, rollback or reinstall the wireless and other network drivers.
For tcpip.sys, do as netwtw06.sys and also disable or uninstall antivirus, firewall temporarily to see if it helps.
This BSOD also may be a result of faulty ntfs.sys driver. In this case, you can update all drivers, Windows, resolve disk bad sectors, and also update the BIOS.
If memory dump indicates this drive volsnap.sys, you can follow instructions from this article: How to Fix volsnap.sys BSOD
There may be many other things you may find after analyzing the memory dump file. You will take action according to the reason you have found.
A Few Other Things:
I hope these 10 methods mentioned above will be sufficient to fix page_fault_in_nonpaged_area. If not, you also may consider doing the system restore or reinstalling Windows. Disabling memory cache from BIOS also can be helpful if that option is available.
So, these are the best ways to fix page fault in nonpaged area blue screen of death in Windows 10. You may know any other methods that have worked for you. In this case, You are welcome to share the method in the comment box.
