Intel HD Graphics Control Panel causing BSOD

[Squirrel724]

My laptop crashes to a BSOD with the error KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE but only when I am interacting with the Intel Graphics control panel. I was trying to check my driver version to see if I need to update to the new driver that supposedly fixes the 0% brightness screen flicker that is a known issue with my laptop. It only crashes when the control panel is the window you are using (didn't BSOD when I left it in the background for 5 mins but did as soon is I clicked to bring it to the front). As it crashes at random when you interact with the window I do not know the software or driver version for the intel graphics.

 

SPECS:

Dell XPS 15 (9550)

OS: Windows 10 Home (november update not installed)

X86-64bit

Dell windows 10 home installation

1.5 weeks old (recieved 1/11/16)

Intel i7 6700hq

Intel HD 530 and nVidia gtx960m (2gb)

16gb DDR4

FHD 1080p non touch display

512gb Samsung PM951 NVMe SSD

 

PERFMON kept timing out without results so all you get are the 3 minidump files from the 3 crashes.

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzLIO920KTX2cW1lRjBHMTdNMkU/view?usp=sharing

 

Doesnt appear to be a massive issue for me as it only appears to effect the HD graphics control panel and not my normal work (now that I think about it these were the only 3 times I have opened that control panel on this laptop and it BSOD'd every time). Still would like to resolve this issue for my own piece of mind though.

[VinsinityKT]

At least your XPS laptop did not refuse to turn on. Mine completely crapped it self and I'm just now getting it back from repairs. 

[KazuMae]

I got the same error as you sometimes BSOD while using skype.. i am not sure what on earth is going on. I have another laptop but i disable the INTEL HD gpu(its an switchable graphics card laptop so i make it dedicated through bios config). Seems like there is something wrong with the Intel GPU in WIN 10.

[Squirrel724]

I got the same error as you sometimes BSOD while using skype.. i am not sure what on earth is going on. I have another laptop but i disable the INTEL HD gpu(its an switchable graphics card laptop so i make it dedicated through bios config). Seems like there is something wrong with the Intel GPU in WIN 10.

I agree that the Intel GPU for 6th gen doesnt seem to work all that great on win 10 (common issues especially on surfaces with screen flicker). I just find it rather strange that the control panel causes a blue screen instead of just crashing. I can't just go ahead and run the nVidia GPU all the time as I am a student and this laptop needs to be able to go all day without charging.

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I personally would just download the latest driver and uninstall the one you have now. Even if it is the same version.

[Squirrel724]

I personally would just download the latest driver and uninstall the one you have now. Even if it is the same version.

Will that replace the control panel as well? The drivers are working fine it is just using the control panel that causes blue screens.

[Squirrel724]

I think I figured it out. It actually seems to have nothing to do with the intel drivers at all but rather the latest version of the nVidia driver. It turns out that many people have had issues with the latest 361.43 (12/21/15) drivers causing blue screens with the kernel security check error. Most people reported problems when trying to open photoshop. Just to check I rolled back to the previous version of the nVidia drivers and sure enough I can now use the control panel without causing a blue screen. No idea why the nVidia driver would cause issues with the Intel control panel.