Trying to find cause of BSOD Critical Structure error

wvanis0

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My build is:
i7 8700k
ASRock Z370 Extreme 4
ASUS GTX 1070 (Dual Series)
Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 120
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb (2666)
PNY CS1311 480 GB SATA SSD
Samsung 960 Evo M.2 SSD 250 GB
Seagate Barracuda 72kRPM 2TB HDD
Corsair RMx 750 watt psu 80+ Gold
LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Asus - PCE-AC55BT B1 PCIE Wifi Adapter

I've been getting a critical structure error blue screen at seemingly random times.
Sometimes it happens while watching movies in VLC, sometimes in Overwatch, sometimes while idle. I ran a memory diagnostic that came back error free, and a cpu diagnostic that was also error free. I have tried running my pc without my PNY sata ssd connected, that didn't fix it, also tried running without my disc drive, also no luck. My boot drive is the M.2 SSD. I have come down to a few more possible trials, which would be trying a fresh reinstall of windows 10, replacing the PSU with my spare, or trying a different mobo (mine was relatively cheap for a z370). I was wondering if these are worth-while tests, or if you all might have some possible ideas of what the problem is or what to try. Thanks in advance. If you have any questions about the circumstances or my build ill try my best to explain them.
 

shmoochie

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That error usually occurs when windows detects that one of its files has been modified. I would download Blue Screen View to see exactly which file caused the error. I would also run an antivirus because that could be the issue, and I would run memtest to see if any of the drives are corrupted.

You could try sfc.exe /scannow in cmd to try to repair files with the hidden image. However, a virus could also corrupt you hidden image. If it doesn't work, then try dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth to repair using an image from a microsoft server. Btw, don't forget the spaces.
 

wvanis0

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I ran a scan with Malwarebytes which found no threats, ran a memtest that came back normal, tried sfc.exe /scannow which was normal, and tried dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth which also was unsuccessful.

But I did reinstall windows 10, and my computer has been running for about 8 hours straight which I haven't been able to do since the first blue screen occurrence. I think it's safe to say it's fixed.
 

shmoochie

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Good stuff!