#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : STOP 0x00000133 -- DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION Fix : Update SSD firmware and the storage controller driver Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-stop-0x133 Run as : Windows Expect : 30-60 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : NO -- read the undo note below before running WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX There is an SSD present. Firmware updates cannot be undone, so back up first. HOW TO UNDO IT Firmware cannot be rolled back. Drivers can, through Device Manager -> Properties -> Driver -> Roll Back Driver. 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 ' STOP 0x00000133 -- DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Update SSD firmware and the storage controller driver' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium NOT REVERSIBLE 30-60 minutes' -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'Undo: Firmware cannot be rolled back. Drivers can, through Device Manager -> Properties -> Driver -> Roll Back Driver.' 'Yellow' 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 'Identify the drives and their firmware revisions.' -Command { Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object FriendlyName, Model, FirmwareVersion, MediaType } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Back up. Firmware flashing carries a small but real risk of data loss.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Get the vendor''s own toolbox (Samsung Magician, Crucial Storage Executive, Intel MAS, WD Dashboard) and apply any firmware update it offers.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Install the chipset and storage controller driver from the motherboard or laptop vendor, not from Windows Update.' -Why 'Windows Update supplies a generic driver that works but does not always handle the controller''s queueing behaviour, which is what the watchdog is complaining about.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Restart and leave it under normal load for a day.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'No new 0x133 entries appear in the system log.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName='System'; ID=1001} -MaxEvents 10 | Format-List TimeCreated, Message } Write-Rule if ($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-stop-0x133' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Firmware cannot be rolled back. Drivers can, through Device Manager -> Properties -> Driver -> Roll Back Driver.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule