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If those 0x101 BSODs were being caused by a faulty CPU you will see them again, even with Windows in that pristine state. That's what you're checking for.

You never actually said what caused the BSODs, I got the impression that they were random? You need to use it as much as you can. Open Edge browser and play some YouTube videos, download a few large files (perhaps for software you intend to install - just don't install it yet). Find some free...

Yes, install all three of those. Just check the boxes and click Download & Install. The first two are (of course) updates for your Bluetooth and WiFi drivers. The third one is an update for your chipset driver and it's not impossible that this update may fix your BSODs.

Post a screenshot of that optional update page

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They do, but critically some of this technology depends on the drivers in use. Laptops typically use customised drivers, especially for graphics drivers but sometimes for other devices too, that cooperate to ensure battery longevity. That's why it's important with laptops to use the drivers...

None of the above! You have to boot the Windows installation media - that means you have to make the USB drive the first device in the boot order, you must do that in the BIOS. Typically, in laptops, you need to select the BOOT option and you'll find the boot order list in there. On laptops you...

Are you trying to reinstall Windows? The defaultuser0 userid is the initial user profile that the Windows setup (OOBE) uses, it's typically deleted when you've specified the actual account you want to use. That you're looking at it suggests that there was a problem with the Windows install....

Pop quiz: Which member of the LOTR cast and crew is the only one to have met JRR Tolkein?

It's clear that all is not well there. You talk about audio and visuals not performing properly and you still can't write dump files. As I've already said, the CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT BSOD is most usually caused by a bad CPU. If this were mine I'd backup all the user data, clean install Windows...

They certainly look like the card is a fault.

Except that you said here that the card worked fine connected via WiFi to your phone... Is that what you meant? That the PC connects via WiFi via your phone perfectly? If that's true then it's not the card. Has anyone ever made any changes to the wireless router setup?

That's OK. I was wondering whether you had a faulty battery that was drawing so much power at boot that there was none left to actually start the laptop. Clearly that's not the case. But if you can try without the battery that will confirm this (or not). I suggest you contact PCS because this...

That's OK then, the latest Intel driver for the AX200 is 23.40.0.4. I don't know why the dates are different but it's the version number that matters. To uninstall Pro/Set, right-click on the start icon and select Run. In that box type appwiz.cpl and click the OK button. The Programs and...

When the battery is fully charged (24 hours switched off and unused whilst charging) and you get it to boot, how long will it run for before the critical battery level shuts it down?

Can you remove the battery, plug the mains power in and see whether it boots normally then?

The version I linked to is dated 9th April. You need to uninstall the wifi adapter AND the driver, as instructed, and then install the new driver. And since this is a separate wifi card and not a motherboard card, the Intel driver specifically for the AX200 (to which I linked) is the best driver...

If Windows Update doesn't find a driver then get it direct from Intel here. There is a recent update (9th April).