ASUS TUF Gaming A16 – ndis.sys Crash (Wi-Fi Driver Issue)

[tufferbadr]

Hi all,

I’m having repeated ndis.sys crashes on my ASUS TUF Gaming A16 laptop. The system either bluescreens with SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (ndis.sys) or restarts into automatic repair.

Some details:

• Laptop: ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2024 model)
• Wi-Fi Card: Realtek 8852BE Wireless LAN WiFi 6 PCI-E NIC
• OS: Windows 11
• The crash happens when I connect to Wi-Fi, especially faster/turbo modes.
• Oddly, it works fine if I connect through my iPhone hotspot — no crashes at all.

What I’ve tried so far:

• Multiple driver versions (old and new, directly from ASUS and Realtek).
• SFC / DISM repairs.
• Clean driver uninstall/reinstall.
• System restore and repair attempts.

Nothing seems to permanently fix it.

Has anyone else faced this with Realtek Wi-Fi cards on the TUF Gaming A16? Could this be a hardware-level issue (power/compatibility) or strictly a driver problem? Would replacing the card with an Intel Wi-Fi module help?

Any advice or known stable driver versions would be super helpful!

[jzchen]

I guess the first thing I'd suggest (if you haven't already) is to boot into Safe Mode with Networking to see if the issue goes away?

[mderarslan]

I'm having the same problem. I've tried most of what you've tried but I can't solve it. Even reinstalling Windows didn't help. I guess there's no problem connecting to some networks. When connecting to networks over 200 mbps, it gives a blue screen error.