Facing Blue screen after Sleep or Hibernation in Windows 11? If one of the recent updates or upgrade to Windows 11/10 PC results in getting a Blue Screen as soon as you wake it from Sleep or Hibernation, then it’s a clear case that your driver is causing an issue. In a situation like this, if you immediately wake up your PC, you will not have any problem, but if you leave it for a while, you won’t see the login screen, but instead a BSOD. This post will fix the issue of your Windows 11/10 crashing after it resumes from Sleep or Hibernation.
Windows crashes with Blue Screen after Sleep or Hibernation
If your Windows 11/10 computer crashes with a BSOD or freezes after resuming from Sleep or Hibernation, then it’s a clear case that your Graphics Driver is causing an issue.
1] Roll back Graphics Driver
As I said, the problem is because of the Graphics drivers. If the recent update has updated your graphics driver with a new version, you will need to rollback the driver. Since the sleep function in Windows is tied closely to your graphics card driver, we need to fix it.
- Open Device Manager (WIN key + X + M)
- Expand the Display Adapters Section
- Right-click on the graphics card and select Properties
- On the Driver Tab, choose ‘Roll Back Driver’
- Restart your PC.
If that does not resolve the issue, go to the support page for your device on the manufacturer’s website, then download and install the old version of the drive, and see if that resolves the issue.
2] Completely Remove Graphics Driver using DDU
If this installation of the old driver and rollback is not working for you, you will need to completely remove the driver using DDU or Display Driver Installer. It’s a third-party uninstaller that can remove all the traces of drivers from the system including registry keys. Once you have removed all the drivers, install a fresh copy of the driver, and it should resolve the issue.
Once you have downloaded DDU, boot into Safe Mode.
Launch the program, and it will automatically detect your graphics driver.
You should either select-
- Remove GeForce Experience display driver installer cache and files, or
- Clean and Restart
If you can access the DUMP files on your PC, you should see a warning–Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys– which is caused because even though the graphics module is completed, but symbols are not loaded for nvlddmkm.sys. This is also related with VIDEO_TDR_FAILURE. Stop Error.
3] Disable Hibernation
If the above suggestions do not help and you face a Blue Screen after resuming from Hibernation, you could consider disabling Hibernation.
Hope this helps to fix the BSOD problem you face every time you wake up your Windows 11/10 PC from Sleep or Hibernation.
How do I wake up my computer from hibernation in Windows 11?
To wake up your Windows 11 computer from hibernation, press the power button briefly on your keyboard. This action signals the PC to exit hibernation mode and boot back up, restoring your session.
How do I fix my black screen on Windows 11 after sleep?
To fix a black screen on Windows 11 after sleep, press Win+Ctrl+Shift+B to reset the Display driver and see if it works. Try pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager and using it to restart Explorer.exe. Alternatively, perform a hard reboot by holding the power button down for 7-8 seconds.
