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February 23rd, 2026 19:35
Faulting application name: taskhostw.exe, version: 10.0.26100.7309, time stamp: 0xfc702218
Seeing multiple errors like this and need some guidance:
Faulting application name: taskhostw.exe, version: 10.0.26100.7309, time stamp: 0xfc702218
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.26100.7462, time stamp: 0x9225342c
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000000aa83
Faulting process id: 0x2728
Faulting application start time: 0x1DCA4D9690C8A07
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskhostw.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 5f5fe7ba-e3ea-4f57-a662-e11b42a15498
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
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Posted February 24th, 2026 14:44
Hi Daniel -- Thank you for your reply. The result of the above is extreme lag, no blue/black screen. I have run sfc as well as dism commands and it did not find any corruption. This device is unfortunately out of warranty. I have updated the drivers/bios.
Another entry in the Event Viewer from this morning:
Faulting application name: taskhostw.exe, version: 10.0.26100.7309, time stamp: 0xfc702218
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 10.0.26100.7623, time stamp: 0x5b6dddee
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000000aa83
Faulting process id: 0x3B64
Faulting application start time: 0x1DCA599E9923F32
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskhostw.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 55caf231-32ae-4264-aa3f-4f1d5a90fd88
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:(edited)
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Posted February 23rd, 2026 20:04
For direct Dell Technical Support, click the blue "Get Help Now" on the right to start a private live chat session. Share with them the private Service Tag, issues, this thread link, and all of your troubleshooting. This will in turn generate a unique Technical Support case for your unique Service Tag.
Blue screens are generally pretty tedious to troubleshoot. I'd recommend backing up data since most BSODs are software related. If they get worse, then you may need to look into reinstalling Windows. I'd recommend checking out the following article with our general troubleshooting steps:
How to Troubleshoot Black Screen Errors, Blue Screen Errors, or Stop Code Errors on a Dell Computer
From the bug check, taskhostw.exe is the victim—the real trigger is likely a background task, COM handler, or add‑in running underneath it. Try to keep note of what is running and seeing if there is some specific action that is causing the BSOD to occur. If its more random, then it'd be good idea to run these commands in the command prompt:
If you have corrupt OS files, that should help clean them up. Selecting the Get Help Now button should route you to support to help troubleshoot that further.
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