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When you try to play a video game or use multimedia on your Windows computer, your system suddenly crashes into a blue screen and you see the error code 0x000000EA, rest assured. You won’t always be busy. Here you will find two proven solutions to correct the error 0x000000EA.
The stop code 0x000000EA is translated into THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER. This happens when the driver of your video card enters an infinite loop while waiting for your video card to become inactive. This is usually caused by a video card driver problem or rarely by a video card. Follow the steps below to get rid of them.
What is the cause of the error 0x000000EA?
The error 0x000000EA is technically caused when the graphics card on your PC is sent in an “endless loop” in standby mode. This loop makes your computer confused and unable to retrieve the card when it is needed. The causes of this error include, but are not limited to:
- Out Of Date Drivers
- Registry Errors
- Video Card Problems
- Hardware Acceleration Problems
Changing the hardware acceleration
The “hardware acceleration” of your graphics card is the extent to which Windows depends on it to run graphics on your PC. When you accelerate the hardware, your computer uses it with the highest settings and options for all your games and graphically intensive applications. And if it does not accelerate, the PC runs the graphics inside the Windows system. Disabling hardware acceleration can correct the error, you should disable hardware acceleration.
Check the problem with your video card.
If updating the video card driver does not solve the problem. You can check if the error is caused by a video card problem.
Open your computer’s fans or other heat dissipation tools to cool your computer. Then restart your computer to see if the error disappears.
If you don’t see the error on the blue screen, the problem is probably your overheated graphics card problem.
If the blue screen error persists, try plugging in or replacing your video card again. If you are not sure how to do this, we recommend that you consult a computer professional for assistance.
Remove conflicting graphics card drivers
A missing, obsolete or corrupted device driver is usually the most suspicious culprit for creating a BSOD error, and the error can occur due to graphics drivers. Replacing it with the default driver can solve the problem. However, before replacing, you must first uninstall the current driver from the video card. To uninstall, use the uninstall utility of the display driver. You can uninstall without this utility, but this utility ensures that there are no driver remnants.
Updating video drivers
- Right-click the Win button and select Device Manager.
- Find the display adapters in the list and expand them by clicking on them.
- Locate your video card, right-click it and select Update Driver.
- This way, the system will automatically check and update your drivers. Then restart your PC.
- Then go to the official website of your GPU manufacturer, download and install the latest version of your graphics driver.
Resetting or disabling device drivers
You must either update or reset the driver. If you have just updated the video driver and the problem occurred after that, you must reset the driver. If you have not, upgrading this device driver to the latest version may help you.
You can do this by starting in safe mode or by using the advanced start options.
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