#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Random crashes and corruption -- testing for bad memory Fix : Test the memory properly, one module at a time Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-memory Run as : Bootable memory test Expect : 4-12 hours Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Varying bugchecks with no consistent driver. HOW TO UNDO IT Nothing was changed. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Random crashes and corruption -- testing for bad memory' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Test the memory properly, one module at a time' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 4-12 hours' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Look at the recent bugchecks to confirm they vary rather than repeat.' -Command { Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='System'; Id=1001} -MaxEvents 20 | Format-Table TimeCreated,Message -Wrap } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Run the built-in test first -- it is quick and a failure there is conclusive.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'mdsched.exe' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'The built-in test passing proves very little. Run MemTest86 from a USB stick for at least four full passes, overnight.' -Why 'Windows Memory Diagnostic runs a short pattern set for a few minutes. Marginal memory routinely passes it and fails on pass three of a proper test. A single error in eight hours is still a failed module.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If errors appear, test each module individually in the same slot to identify which one, then test the good module in each slot to rule out the slot itself.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Reseat everything before concluding -- a module not fully home in its slot produces identical symptoms to a failed one.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Four clean passes of MemTest86 with all modules installed, and no further bugchecks over a week.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-hw-memory' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Nothing was changed.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule