Hello everyone, I hope I can get some help from you regarding an issue I’m experiencing with my new laptop. I'll be extremely honest, on my machine i'm using cracked plugins.

For many years I used a setup with a Ryzen 2700x and an Asus X-370 Pro motherboard. I was running Cubase 9 with several cracked libraries. The system was always super stable, without any crashes or BSODs.

I recently purchased a new laptop with an i9-14900HX running Cubase 14 and Windows 11, using the exact same plugins. On this new setup I often get BSODs and Cubase crashes. Is this because Windows 11 is much more “strict” when it comes to cracked plugins?
All tests i did on hardware were ok such as memtest86.

Thank you so much for your honest answer.

 

Ryzen often requires a BIOS update.If you've updated the BIOS, check your motherboard manufacturer's website and install the latest drivers. If you get a blue screen, it would be helpful to write down or photograph the error message.

Install this program and run it and post the result here:LatencyMon 7.31

The LatencyMon software analyzes and identifies which device, which driver or which service is causing audio dropouts or malfunctions. Real-time audio suitability checker for Windows 10/8.1/8/7/2016/2012/2008 (x86 and x64)
Scroll Down to: System Monitoring Tools /www.resplendence.com/downloads

 

thanks so much for your reply. The issue is on the laptop with the intel i9-14900HX.
(My old setup with Ryzen is already doing fine.)

Anyway , i'll do the test with the program you mentioned

 

If you have the patience/willingness, WinDbg will get you pretty far when analysing crashes - assuming it's not a random hardware fault.

This was written by Dell, but works the same on all systems:

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000149411/how-to-read-mini-dump-files

You may need to enable writing crash dumps in "advanced system settings > start up and recovery" if you can't find the dmp files mentioned in the article.

 

Oh sorry about the Intel Ryzen confusion.

Check Logs: In Event Viewer (search in Start menu), look under Windows Logs > System for errors around crash times.
Note the BSOD code (e.g., via WhoCrashed tool) for specifics. www.resplendence.com/whocrashed

Is your laptop getting too hot and shutting down?

Blue screens are generally not software related but hardware issues.
First thing I'd do is to set your BIOS to default settings and then see how it goes.

 

Last edited: Sep 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM

here's a quick dump i have.

When i re-open Cubase i see crashes were made by Kontakt 8 and sometimes by Fab-Filter Saturn 2 or MB. These are all the same plugins which i have on the old setup and they run perfect.

 

Have a look into windows own reliability tool. There it logs what happened. Like I once found out that the GPU had a hardware damage and made the GPU driver crash. And the log showed that some module of that driver was the issue.
It's most certainly not about the cracks, I'm on windows 11 with ancient cracks and it's all fine. It would not bluesceen anyway. if it wouldn't like the software it would just not run it.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com...eliability-monitor-for-troubleshooting/372962

 

0x1a_61941_Page_Table_Reserved_Bits-Set_Image_hardware_ram

" When a 0x1a61941PAGETABLERESERVEDBITSSETIMAGEhardware_ram error occurs, it means that the system has detected an invalid page table entry in the RAM. This can be caused by a hardware issue or a driver issue. To resolve this, you should first check if the hardware is functioning correctly, then check the driver for the RAM for any conflicts or issues. You may also need to reset the system BIOS settings and/or update the BIOS to the latest version. "

Have you checked the RAM sticks to see if they are firmly in place?
Did you buy the RAM sticks according to the manufacturer's recommendations?

You should also reset your BIOS to factory settings.
Have you installed the latest drivers from the manufacturer?
What type of laptop is it - please give the full name?

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files
Run System File Checker: In the Command Prompt window, type the following command, and press ENTER:

sfc /scannow

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...em-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094e

 

Last edited: Sep 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Do all your app dumps have "hardware_ram" in their FAILURE_BUCKET_ID? What does it say for your BSOD dumps? Can you run Prime95 "blend" torture test without crashing?

 

such problems are usually caused by corrupt drivers, mostly chipset or network,
check laptop' manufacturer website for exact drivers and make sure Windows updates are not overriding those,
or maybe it's an overheating problem (that shouldn't happen with new laptop), make sure power management in BIOS is set to OS/Windows and make sure power management and schemes in Windows are configured properly

 

Great that you've checked RAM with MemTest. So we know the hardware is OK. It must be a driver problem then. I would first check latest updated Intel GPU driver, and if that doesn't work or you have the latest *stable* (not beta) GPU driver check for latest Intel Chipset driver.

As a side note, some latest Win11 Microsoft fix/patch can cause bluescreens, too. Check it if you have the latest *stable* (not beta) Intel drivers installed.

Cheers!