For all those who stumble upon this in the future there is a fix to this problem but i will say it is a little involved.
It requires that you remove the problematic drive from the computer and plug it into a working windows computer. Opening RegEdit on the good computer, opening the 'system' hive of the problematic drive and finding the avgVmm.sys, and setting the start number to 4 (which means disabled).
I have left out details on how to achieve the steps above (as its easier to say than to type) I have made a short video under the title "How-to: avgVmm.sys BSOD "corrupt or missing system driver"."
Hello Tim (and Jimmy too). Thank you very much for taking the time to write and communicate. My name is Shawn and I am writing on behalf of the AVG Senior Support team.
First and foremost, thank you Jimmy, for your shared troubleshoot solution.
Tim, specific to your concern, given you referenced you are not able to access Safe Mode, you should be able to run the Windows Recovery Environment, and restore your operating system.
To access Windows Recovery, when initially booting your system, press and hold the F8 key, and select the "Repair Your Computer" option from the boot menu that appears. The following Microsoft support article, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415, provides detailed instruction (specifically, "Reset your PC" > "Reset your PC from the sign-in screen" section").
Hello Tim (and Jimmy too). Thank you very much for taking the time to write and communicate. My name is Shawn and I am writing on behalf of the AVG Senior Support team.
First and foremost, thank you Jimmy, for your shared troubleshoot solution.
Tim, specific to your concern, given you referenced you are not able to access Safe Mode, you should be able to run the Windows Recovery Environment, and restore your operating system.
To access Windows Recovery, when initially booting your system, press and hold the F8 key, and select the "Repair Your Computer" option from the boot menu that appears. The following Microsoft support article, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415, provides detailed instruction (specifically, "Reset your PC" > "Reset your PC from the sign-in screen" section").
For all those who stumble upon this in the future there is a fix to this problem but i will say it is a little involved.
It requires that you remove the problematic drive from the computer and plug it into a working windows computer. Opening RegEdit on the good computer, opening the 'system' hive of the problematic drive and finding the avgVmm.sys, and setting the start number to 4 (which means disabled).
I have left out details on how to achieve the steps above (as its easier to say than to type) I have made a short video under the title "How-to: avgVmm.sys BSOD "corrupt or missing system driver"."
If this does not work, you may try Jimmy's suggestion. Alternatively, it may be necessary to perform a backup of your hard drive and reinstall your operating system.
Regrettably, if this troubleshoot is beyond your capability, it may be necessary to consult a computer repair service provider.
Good luck. Let me know how this works out for you. Regards, Shawn
