hp pavilion mini desktop 300 030na Driver pnp watchdog

[Andy525]

hp pavilion mini desktop 300 030na Driver pnp watchdog

Was watching a movie on pc fine went to sleep and woke up to hp logo and spinning circle won't get past it. Then when booting says preparing automatic repair then goes blue screen and says Driver pnp watchdog same if I try and get to system recovery.

Have run scan on both memory and hard drive both passed.

Please help anyone?

Thanks

[VikramTheGreat]

Hi @Andy525,

Welcome to the HP Support Community.
 

Thank you for posting your query. I will be glad to help you.

I'm sorry to hear your HP Pavilion Mini Desktop 300-030na is stuck in a boot loop with the DRIVER_PNP_WATCHDOG error. You’ve already done a great job running diagnostics on the memory and hard drive—those passing are a good sign.

1. Disconnect All Peripherals

First, unplug all USB devices (except keyboard/mouse), including:

• USB drives
• Printers
• External HDDs
• Game controllers

Then try booting again.

2. Enter Safe Mode

Try booting into Safe Mode via the recovery environment:

1. Power on the PC and hold the power button to force a shutdown as it’s booting. Repeat this 3 times to trigger Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE).
2. Click Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart.
3. On the options screen, press 4 or F4 for Safe Mode or 5/F5 for Safe Mode with Networking.

If you can boot into Safe Mode, you can uninstall recent drivers or updates from:
Settings > Windows Update > Update History > Uninstall updates

3. System Restore (if available)

Still in the recovery environment:

• Go to Advanced Options > System Restore
• Choose a restore point before the issue began (e.g., before the movie night)

I hope this helps.

Take care and have a good day.

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VikramTheGreat

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