The new operating system created data for only eight hours so far.
There were no BSODs.
There were live kernel events related to the video.
There were no controller errors reported.
Secure boot upgrades have not yet been applied to the firmware.
Play video games and monitor for computer instability: hangs, freezes, black screens, BSODs, unexpected shutdowns and restarts, etc.
Monitor the computer using:
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The computer does not have a designated (dGPU) and only has an integrated (iGPU).
The CPU and GPU can be tested.
Check with Dell: make sure that you can run software that was designed to test GPU and CPU.
Please make note of the importance of temperature monitoring and aborting the test in the GPU link.
FurMark - GPU Stress Test Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials:
FurMark - GPU Stress Test
Aim for 1 hour testing.
Abort testing as needed for temperature changes, freezing, display artifacts, etc.
a) Record the maximum temperature and post the maximum temperature into the thread
b) Record the test duration and post the uninterrupted test duration into the thread
c) Post images of each into the thread
Code:
Event[2455]
Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-TPM-WMI
Date: 2026-04-13T19:01:13.0050000Z
Event ID: 1801
Task: N/A
Level: Error
Opcode: Info
Keyword: N/A
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: Dell16250
Description:
Updated Secure Boot certificates are available on this device but have not yet been applied to the firmware. Review the published guidance to complete the update and maintain full protection. This device signature information is included here.
DeviceAttributes: FirmwareManufacturer:Dell Inc.;FirmwareVersion:1.8.1;OEMManufacturerName:Dell Inc.;OEMModelSKU:0D23;OSArchitecture:amd64;
BucketId: ff5faaaab52d4ad0c69e9f59203a7067dd320905cb259a49ac66c059141e66db
BucketConfidenceLevel: Under Observation - More Data Needed
UpdateType:
For more information, please see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2301018.
Code:
13/04/2026 17:59 Windows Error Reporting Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0

Problem signature:
P1: 1a8
P2: a
P3: 0
P4: 0
P5: 0
P6: 10_0_26200
P7: 0_0
P8: 256_1
P9: 
P10: 

Attached files:
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG\WATCHDOG-20260413-1257.dmp
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\SystemTemp\WER-172937-0.sysdata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.027ea9e8-bb03-4f7f-8134-b885184dcd70.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.2254d9de-67ab-42b1-8435-5e31c450fec9.tmp.csv
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.74ed66b5-0d23-4761-9832-8e4ade8e630b.tmp.txt
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.d1b64df7-a17e-4b4d-a6bf-7d489863be35.tmp.xml

These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_1a8_9d28cacebfd2e58c9d4bbe18d96b857e6f8d615_00000000_9c71af15-67be-4d73-8892-0c63af73ded9

Analysis symbol: 
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 9c71af15-67be-4d73-8892-0c63af73ded9
Report Status: 2051
Hashed bucket: 
Cab Guid: 0
Code:
Event[161]
Log Name: Application
Source: Windows Error Reporting
Date: 2026-04-13T12:57:33.0540000Z
Event ID: 1001
Task: N/A
Level: Information
Opcode: Info
Keyword: N/A
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: DELL16250
Description:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: 1a8
P2: a
P3: 0
P4: 0
P5: 0
P6: 10_0_26200
P7: 0_0
P8: 256_1
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG\WATCHDOG-20260413-1257.dmp
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\SystemTemp\WER-172937-0.sysdata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.027ea9e8-bb03-4f7f-8134-b885184dcd70.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.2254d9de-67ab-42b1-8435-5e31c450fec9.tmp.csv
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.74ed66b5-0d23-4761-9832-8e4ade8e630b.tmp.txt
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.d1b64df7-a17e-4b4d-a6bf-7d489863be35.tmp.xml
These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_1a8_9d28cacebfd2e58c9d4bbe18d96b857e6f8d615_00000000_9c71af15-67be-4d73-8892-0c63af73ded9
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 9c71af15-67be-4d73-8892-0c63af73ded9
Report Status: 4
Hashed bucket:
Cab Guid: 0
Code:
Event[703]
Log Name: Application
Source: Windows Error Reporting
Date: 2026-04-13T18:59:12.3430000Z
Event ID: 1001
Task: N/A
Level: Information
Opcode: Info
Keyword: N/A
User: S-1-5-18
User Name: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: Dell16250
Description:
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: 1a8
P2: a
P3: 0
P4: 0
P5: 0
P6: 10_0_26200
P7: 0_0
P8: 256_1
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\LiveKernelReports\WATCHDOG\WATCHDOG-20260413-1257.dmp
\\?\C:\WINDOWS\SystemTemp\WER-172937-0.sysdata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.027ea9e8-bb03-4f7f-8134-b885184dcd70.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.2254d9de-67ab-42b1-8435-5e31c450fec9.tmp.csv
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.74ed66b5-0d23-4761-9832-8e4ade8e630b.tmp.txt
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\Temp\WER.d1b64df7-a17e-4b4d-a6bf-7d489863be35.tmp.xml
These files may be available here:
\\?\C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\Kernel_1a8_9d28cacebfd2e58c9d4bbe18d96b857e6f8d615_00000000_9c71af15-67be-4d73-8892-0c63af73ded9
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 9c71af15-67be-4d73-8892-0c63af73ded9
Report Status: 2051
Hashed bucket:
Cab Guid: 0
Code:
Bug Check 0x1A8: VIDEO_DXGKRNL_BLACK_SCREEN_LIVEDUMP