Having a Clock_Watchdog_Timeout error every time i get into a fortnite match

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Having a Clock_Watchdog_Timeout error every time i get into a fortnite match

Harry Taylor 0

I have already been through epic games support with this and they suggested after much trial and error that i ask here. ill put the dx diag file attatched to this if i can. This started with the release of the newest season. Each time i enter a match, before i even load into the pre-game lobby, my audio completely cuts out and my game (usually) begins to lag and eventually freezes my whole computer, either resulting in the Clock_Watchdog_Timeout bluescreen, which will always stay at 0% or just having to restart anyway. I have ran other hardware intensive games and they have been fine. To fix this issue ive tried re-installing my drivers, updating my bios, unintalling and re installing the game's anticheat, re installed fortnite onto different drives, reset my game's settings in the files, updated my gpu drivers and clean booted windows. If anyone has any ideas on how to go about solving this, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Harry Taylor 0 Reputation points

2025-08-10T15:35:44.08+00:00

DxDiag.txt

Here is the DxDiag file i wanted to share if it helps.

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Harry Taylor 0 Reputation points

2025-08-10T15:35:44.08+00:00

DxDiag.txt

Here is the DxDiag file i wanted to share if it helps.

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DaveM121 758K Independent Advisor

Your DxDiag file does not indicate the underlying cause of the system crashes, please check to see if your PC is producing any minidump files, I will check those to see if they provide any insight into a potential cause of the system crashes.

Open Windows File Explorer.

Navigate to C:\Windows\Minidump

Copy any minidump files onto your Desktop, then zip those up.

Upload the zip file to the Cloud (OneDrive... etc.), then choose to share those and get a share link.

Then post the link here to the zip file, so we can take a look for you.

Harry Taylor 0 Reputation points

2025-08-10T16:24:12.8333333+00:00

unfortunately, it does not look like any minidump files have been created.
DaveM121 758K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-08-10T16:25:44.92+00:00

In that case, to try to force Windows to show any faulting drivers, the best option would be to turn on Driver Verifier, let your PC crash 3 times, then you must turn off Driver Verifier, and finally, upload any newly created minidump files

Before you run Driver Verifier, please create a new System Restore Point

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4377096/(article)-driver-verifier-tracking-down-a-mis-beha?forum=windows-windows_10-update&referrer=answers

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Note, if you have any difficulty getting into Windows with Driver Verifier enabled:

Start your PC, just as Windows attempts to load (spinning dots), press and hold Power Button for 5 - 10 seconds to perform a Hard Shut Down

Do this twice

On the third start Windows will boot into the Recovery Environment and from there you can access System Repair, Safe Mode, Command Prompt... etc.

Go to Troubleshoot - Advanced Option - Startup Settings and click Restart

Upon restart, press 4 to enter Safe Mode

Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run these two commands, then restart your PC.

verifier /reset

verifier /bootmode resetonbootfail

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