dxgkrnl.sys
Microsoft — DirectX graphics kernel
When blamed in a crash: Often a victim, dig deeper
What to do
Windows' own graphics kernel. It usually crashes because the vendor GPU driver underneath misbehaved — treat this as a GPU-driver signal.
- Clean-install your GPU vendor's driver (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) — that is the real suspect.
- Run Windows Update so the DirectX stack is current.
- Remove GPU overclocks.
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