How to fix storport.sys BSOD in Windows 10

If you keep getting random blue screens with storport.sys lately, don’t panic. It can be easily fixed!

Fixes for storport.sys in Windows 10

Here’re 6 fixes that have helped other users resolve the storport.sys in Windows 10 problem.

If you CANNOT log into your computer system, please start from Fix 1; If you CAN log into your computer system properly, please start from Fix 2.

1. Enter Safe Mode with Networking
2. Update your device drivers
3. Repair corrupt system files
4. Run DISM
5. Power cycle your SSD
6. Check disk errors

Fix 1: Enter Safe Mode with Networking

1. Make sure your computer is off.
2. Press the power button to turn on your PC. Then when Windows displays a login screen (i.e. Windows has fully booted), long press the power button to turn it off.

   

3. Repeat 1) and 2) until the screen says Preparing Automatic Repair.

   

4. Wait for Windows to finish diagnosing your PC, and click Advanced options.

   

5.  Click Troubleshoot.  
   

   

6. Click Advanced options.

   

7. Click Startup settings.

   

8. Click Restart.

   

9. On your keyboard, press 5 to enable Safe Mode with Networking.

   

10. Now you’ve successfully booted up in Safe Mode with Networking, continue with Fix 2 to troubleshoot the storport.sys blue screen problem.

Fix 2: Update your device drivers

This problem may occur if you’re using the wrong or outdated device drivers. So you should update your device drivers to see if it fixes your problem. If you don’t have the time, patience or skills to update the driver manually, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making a mistake when installing. Driver Easy handles it all.

You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee):

1) Download and install Driver Easy.

2) Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.  

3) Click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of ALL the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires the Pro version – you’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).

4) Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

5) Check to see if the storport.sys blue screen issue is resolved. If yes, then congrats! If the problem remains, please move on to Fix 3, below.

Fix 3: Repair corrupt system files

The storport.sys blue screen error could be caused by missing, corrupt or damaged system files on your computer. To see if this is the case, you should run a Windows repair.

There are two ways you can repair possible issues with your system files:

1. Repair & replace corrupt system files with Fortect
2. Run SFC scan

Repair & replace corrupt system files with Fortect

Fortect is a tool specializing in Windows repair. With Fortect, the preliminary will scan your computer’s operating system for viruses, malware, and missing, damaged, or corrupt files, then it removes all problematic files found and replaces them with new healthy files. It’s like a clean reinstall of your operating system, except that you won’t lose any user data, and all programs, and settings are exactly as they are before the repair.

Here’s how to use Fortect to run a Windows repair:

1) Download and install Fortect.

2) Open Fortect and click Yes.

3) Wait for Fortect to run a scan on your PC. The process might take a couple of minutes.

Once the scan finishes, you will get a summary of the issues found on your computer. If you need to proceed with the repair function, you’ll be required to purchase the full version.

5) Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

6) Check your computer to see if the storport.sys BSOD problem has been fixed.

Run SFC scan

System File Checker (SFC) is a handy feature in Windows that helps scan your system files and repair missing or corrupted system files(including those related to BSOD). To run the SFC scan:

1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key  and type cmd. Then right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.

2) Click Yes when prompted to confirm.

3) In the command prompt window, type sfc /scannow and press Enter.

It’ll take some time for the SFC to replace the corrupted system files with new ones if it detects any, so please be patient.

4) Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

5) Check your computer to see if the storport.sys BSOD problem has been fixed. If yes, then congrats! If the issue still persists, please move on to Fix 4, below.

Fix 4: Run DISM

DISM (Deployment Image & Servicing Management) is another tool that helps us fix Windows-corruption-caused errors (storport.sys failed error in this case). To run DISM:

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type cmd. Then right-click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.
   

   

2. Type the following command and press Enter:

   DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

   

   Wait a while for the whole process to finish.

3. Type sfc /scannow and press Enter. 

   

4. Restart your computer and check if the storport.sys blue screen problem has been fixed.

Blue screen issue still not resolved yet? Please move on to Fix 5, below.

Fix 5: Power cycle your SSD

Sometimes this system crash with storport.sys failed happens simply because of an issue(a sudden shutdon/power loss) with our SSD. If that’s the case, we can do a power cycle and see it’s back to life:

1. Power off your PC.
2. Disconnect your PC from ALL power supplies (AC adapter plus the battery if you’re using a laptop). 
3. Long press the power button for at least 30 seconds and wait for 10 minutes.
4. Reconnect ALL power supplies (AC adapter plus the battery if you’re using a laptop). 
5. On your keyboard, press & hold down the Shift key. Then click the Windows logo key > the power icon > Shut down.

   

6. Press & hold the function keys to enter BIOS. (You might want to check our your user manual to know what the function keys for this are).
   Note: Do not release the function keys until you see the BIOS setup screen.
7. Allow your PC for 20 minutes of stay in BIOS.
8. Repeat steps 1) – 3).
9. Remove the SSD from your PC:
   For a desktop: unplug the cables.
   For a laptop: disconnect the drive form the junction.
10. Wait 30 seconds before you reconnect the drive to your PC.
11. Reconnect ALL power supplies (AC adapter and battery if you’re using a laptop). 
12. Power on your PC and check if the storport.sys blue screen problem is fixed. If yes, then great! If it still persists, you should try Fix 6, below.

Fix 6: Check disk errors

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key  and E at the same time, then click This PC.

   

2. Right-click on Local Disk and click Properties.

   

3. Click the Tools tab > Check.

   

4. Click Scan drive.

   

5. Follow the on-screen instructions for Windows to detect and fix the errors found.

6. Restart your computer and see if the storport.sys failed blue screen of death issue is resolved.

Hopefully you have successfully fixed the storport.sys in Windows 10 problem by now. If you have any ideas, suggestions or questions, please leave us a comment below. Thanks for reading!

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