Boot issues CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT

John Taylor 0 Reputation points
2025-03-07T20:15:45.02+00:00

I have a 4 year old Windows 10 Pro PC (22H2, Build 19045.5487) running on a i9-11900KF, RTX 3080, 64 GB RAM, 2TB WD BLACK SN850, etc. Everything is updated and nothing is overclocked.

When I am running, it works absolutely fine. When I restart it, it restarts fine. However if I power down and then start, I get a series of issues:

  1. It typically takes 4-5 starts to get it started, then it works fine
  2. The first is normally a freeze when it gets to the Windows login screen
  3. The second is normally I put in my password and I get the desktop but then it freezes
  4. The third time I typically get a BSOD with the error code CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT, then it takes me to a screen where I can opt to restart. Then everything is OK

Once running, the system never crashes and runs OK. It always restarts fine, it's only when starting from power off that I have a problem. When starting from power off, it nearly always takes 4-5 cycles of having to power down manually and power up again.

Can you help?? It's infuriating.

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  1. Hania Lian - MSFT 22,226 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-14T06:42:19.2266667+00:00

    Hello,

    1. If the issue occurred with BOSD, we could try to check the dump file.

    Here is the link for reference:

    How to open and analyze crash dump files on Windows 10 | Windows Central

    1. Try to check the issue in clean boot environment.

    How to perform a clean boot in Windows - Microsoft Support

    1. If a clean installation is possible, we could try to perform a reinstallation to verify whether this is a hardware issue.

    Have a nice day.

    Best Regards,

    Hania Lian

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