WDF Violation

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WDF Violation

Have just been foolish enough to allow Windows 10 to Auto Update my Windows BootCamped installation on my MacBook Pro machine, and now I get the blue screen of death with a WDF Violation, each time I boot.

I believe that it is possible to attack this problem via Windows Recovery (WinRE), but I can´t access this since the recommended key stroke combinations (e.g. Shift + Power off) don´t seem to get recognised at reboot time, and it just carries merrily along… to the blue screen...

I am sure that I am not the only unfortunate with this situation - any advice out there please?

It would suffice just to know how to invoke WinRe during boot, but any other tips gratefully accepted.

Thanks

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Posted on Jun 18, 2020 8:36 AM

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Answer 1

Loner T

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Jun 18, 2020 4:53 PM in response to BernieClowes

WinRE should come up automatically after three consecutive failures.

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BernieClowes Author

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Jun 19, 2020 4:25 AM in response to BernieClowes

Sorry, I meant the alt key, you will see the USB as the final option from there.

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BernieClowes Author

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Jun 19, 2020 2:36 AM in response to Loner T

Thanks you for your kind and rapid response mate.

Unfortunately WinRe does not come up after 3 consecutive failures. I guess the reason for this is that the OS does not see it as a failure since Windows does start, and only fails when the taskbar gets loaded.

Neither does hitting power off during the boot process three times consecutively work either.

The only way I have found to get into recovery mode is:

using a Win 10 ISO USB, and holding down the LEFT shift key during the boot process.

This launches the Mac recovery process which allows you to select the ISO USB, which then takes you into WinRe.

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BernieClowes Author

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Jun 19, 2020 9:06 AM in response to BernieClowes

Getting more troublesome this next chapter...

Although I was able to use the ISO USB the first time in, and make some changes, which unfortunately didn't work...

On the second time in, and when selecting the USB to restore from, it seems to the ignore that, doesn't invoke the restore procedure, and just invokes the boot camp version, which then eventually fails...

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Loner T

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Jun 19, 2020 12:50 PM in response to BernieClowes

BernieClowes wrote:

Although I was able to use the ISO USB the first time in, and make some changes, which unfortunately didn't work...

What changes did you make?

On the second time in, and when selecting the USB to restore from, it seems to the ignore that, doesn't invoke the restore procedure, and just invokes the boot camp version, which then eventually fails...

Are you using the USB as a boot device?

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