PSA: Random reboots in the beta? Try this before uninstalling KB5121003

The devs found a general fix for the crash/reboot, by removing the Windows update. That works, but it also removes 400+ security fixes. Usually it's just one bad driver.

STEP 1 - CHECK IF IT'S YOU

Click Start, type cmd, right-click Command Prompt, choose "Run as administrator". The window that opens should say "Administrator: Command Prompt" at the top. Paste this line and hit Enter:

sc query inpoutx64 Text comes back = keep going. "The specified service does not exist" = not your problem, stop here.

STEP 2 - REMOVE IT

Same window. Paste these one line at a time, Enter after each:

sc stop inpoutx64 sc delete inpoutx64 Now restart your PC. This part matters - the driver is loaded in memory until you reboot.

STEP 3 - CONFIRM AND CLEAN UP

Open an admin Command Prompt again (Start, type cmd, right-click, Run as administrator) and run:

sc query inpoutx64 If it says "The specified service does not exist as an installed service", you're fixed. Keep the Windows update installed.

Optional - deletes the leftover file, which is now harmless:

del C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\inpoutx64.sys NOTES

"sc stop" may show an error. Ignore it, "sc delete" is what matters.

If the del line says "access is denied", make sure your Command Prompt says Administrator at the top. It's optional anyway - skip it.

This driver sneaks in with RGB software, fan control apps, and hardware monitoring tools. If it comes back, that's what put it there. I got it via HWINFO64.

It's not your overclock.

Heads up: this needs administrator rights. If it's a family, school, or work PC and you're not the admin, you'll be asked for a password you don't have - and some school and work PCs block Command Prompt outright. There's no way around it, so you'll need whoever manages the PC to run this for you. It takes about two minutes.

Microsoft is investigating, no official fix yet: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-windows-updates-may-cause-gaming-issues-reboots