How to Fix Windows 10 BSoD UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION Error?

This article outlines some detail steps to resolve the Windows 10 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) shows with the error message “UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION”.

Solution 1: Apply the latest Update

1. Click on the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
2. Click on the Gear icon to open Windows Settings.
3. Search Check for updates in the search box.
4. Click the Check for updates button.
5. Click the Install updates button.

Solution 2: Perform Disk Cleanup to remove temporary files

1. Type Disk Cleanup in the search bar then enter to open Disk Cleanup.
2. Use the drop-down arrow to select the drive you want to clean then click OK.
3. Wait for the list of files to appear.
4. Make sure all the options are checked, then click OK and confirm you want to delete the files.

Solution 3: Disable File History

1. Press Win + I to open Windows Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security > Backup.
3. Turn off Automatically back up my files option. If this option isn’t available, it means that File History isn’t running on the computer.

Solution 4: Switch to High-Performance Power Plan and Disable Sleep feature

1. Type Control Panel in the search box then enter to open Control panel.
2. Click on Power Options.
3. Select High performance.
4. Click on Change plan settings.
5. Set Put the computer to sleep to Never and click on Save changes.

Solution 5: Disable Fast Startup

1. Type Control Panel in the search box then enter to open Control panel.
2. Click on Power Options > Change what the power buttons do.
3. Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.
4. Uncheck the box next to Turn on fast startup (recommended).
5. Click Save changes button.

Solution 6: Temporary Disable Antivirus

It is possible that installed antivirus software causing the UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION BSOD error. To verify whether this is the case, temporarily disable the antivirus software and firewall, restart the computer, and check if the problem persists.

Solution 7: Re-register Microsoft Store apps using PowerShell

1. Right-click the Windows logo at the bottom-left corner of the screen and select Windows PowerShell (Admin).
2. Copy and paste below command (without quotation marks at the beginning and end) into the PowerShell window and press Enter to execute it:
   "Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}"
3. Restart the computer.

Solution 8: Execute SFC Command

1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type cmd in the Run dialog box then press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open the Command prompt with administrator permission.
3. Type sfc /scannow in the command prompt then press Enter.

Solution 9: Perform Clean Startup

1. Type System Configuration in the Search box and click on the System Configuration result.
2. Click on the Services tab and check the Hide all Microsoft services checkbox. Click on Disable all button.
3. Click the Startup tab and click the Open Task Manager link.
4. Under the Task Manager’s Startup tab, select all enabled applications one-by-one and click Disable button. After all the programs are disabled, close Task Manager and click OK in the System Configuration Startup tab.
5. Restart the computer.

Solution 10: Check Hard Disk for Errors

1. Open Command Prompt with administrative privileges then type chkdsk C: /r command and press Enter to execute it.
2. Type Y and press Enter to restart computer before scan.

Solution 11: Verify BIOS Configuration

1. Refer to the motherboard’s manual for detailed instructions to access BIOS because each model may have different steps.
2. Check to see if the SATA configuration is set to AHCI.

Solution 12: Update Display Driver

1. Press Win + I to open Windows Settings.
2. Click on Update & Security > Recovery > click Restart now button.
3. After computer restarts and displays the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
4. While computer restarts, press F4 to start the computer in Safe Mode. If you’ll need to use the Internet, press F5 for Safe Mode with Networking.
5. Type devmgr in the search box to open Device Manager.
6. Locate Display adapters in the list of devices that then double-click to expand it.
7. Right-click the display driver and select Uninstall device.
8. Restart the computer.
9. Press Win + I to open Windows Settings.
10. Select Update & Security > Check for updates to install the latest driver.