BSOD on Shut Down

busyliving

Hey all,

Just had a BSOD while i was shutting down my laptop.

It said "DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE"

Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem?

TouchingVirus

busyliving wrote: »

Hey all,

Just had a BSOD while i was shutting down my laptop.

It said "DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE"

Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246243

This behavior occurs when drivers do not handle power state transition requests properly. The error message most often occurs during one of the following actions:

Shutting down
Suspending or resuming from Standby mode
Suspending or resuming from Hibernate mode

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RESOLUTION
To prevent the error message from occurring, update or remove the offending driver. This behavior is not limited to device drivers; it can also occur with file system filter drivers (for example, drivers installed by an anti-virus, Remote Control, or backup program). To isolate the driver that is causing the problem, use the following steps:

Check to be sure your computer and all devices are on the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) and have WHQL signed and certified drivers. You can use Sigverif.exe to check for unsigned drivers.
Check for driver updates that may be available for your hardware.
Update software that uses filter drivers (for example, anti-virus, remote control, and backup software).
Uninstall any non-critical devices and software to help isolate the device/software that may be causing the problem.
Install Windows in a new folder. Add drivers and restart as you proceed to isolate the driver that is causing the problem.

If it happens every time you shut down, I would suggest looking for drivers for your hardware. You can get more information from the bluescreen than the title of it, you can get the specific driver that's having problems too.

big man andy

busyliving wrote: »

Hey all,

Just had a BSOD while i was shutting down my laptop.

It said "DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE"

Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem?

If you've updated the system software lately, i.e. Windows Update etc, you could try restoring the system from a previous Restore Point.

Start - All Programs - Acessories - System tools

HelpWithIT

Could also be a virus..download malwarebytes and run in safe mode..ssee if it finds any infections (-;