The Blue Screen of Death, also known as BSOD, has existed since Windows 95 and is associated with problems detected by the system that prevent it from continuing to function normally, therefore, once it appears, the The only solution is to restart the PC.
Fortunately, as Windows has evolved, the number of blue screens displayed by the Microsoft operating system has been greatly reduced and it is currently very rare to encounter them.
One of the most common BSODs is the one that displays the Driver Power State Failure message, an error that, fortunately, is much easier to resolve than any other because it indicates the origin of the problem, something that does not happen in blue. screens of this type.
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This problem is related to the operation of the drivers or the controller of the storage unit of our computer when we start the computer from scratch or wake up from sleep or hibernation mode (although the latter function is obsolete). If during the process Windows encounters a problem with the storage unit drivers and is unable to continue working due to a conflict with the Windows kernel, it will show us this blue screen prompting us to restart.
Identify the drive causing the problems
To eliminate this problem, the first thing is identify which storage unit is which is problematic, so we have to disconnect all the units that we have connected via USB to our PC.
If the device stops displaying this screen, we have already identified the origin and now we must look for a solution, a solution that involves using the Device administrator > HDDs and update the storage unit driver to restore its values to factory settings, values which may have been modified by a third-party application that we installed or by a modification that we inadvertently made to the equipment .
If we have more than one internal storage unit, it is advisable to open the computer to disconnect it to find out if the problem is on the primary disk, the one managed by Windows, or on the secondary storage disk. If it is secondary, we will have to do the same as in the case of outdoor units.
Solve the problem
Once we have identified which unit is causing the problem, the next step is to find a solution. If the computer allows us to access Device Manager, in the section HDDswe select the main unit and with the right button, we select the option Uninstall device. Windows will detect the drive again and download the latest updated driver.
If after making this change we do not find the solution, another option that we can also try is to modify the Windows Power Options. Windows includes different power plans to optimize computer operation and not consume more resources than necessary, a particularly useful feature on laptops.
To exclude that the problem is related to this Windows function, we must restore all the power plans that our computer offers us. To carry out this process we must access the application Choose a diet plan from the Windows search box.
Next, click Change plan settings in each of the three plans displayed, and then click Restore this plan to default settings.
Removing the storage unit drivers and changing the Windows power plans are the solution to this problem in 99% of cases when the message appears Driver power state failure and are not valid for other Windows blue screens. If, despite this, we do not solve the problem, we can also try updating Windows, analyzing the operation of the SSD to check if it has a physical problem, among other options.
