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Thomy Kern
May 15, 2026, 3:49:50 AM (6 days ago) May 15
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Create panoramas in batch mode. After a certain, undefined number of panoramas (approx. 10–12), PTGui crashes. Windows 11 restarts with the error message
Clock_Watch_Dog_Timeout (0X101).
What could be causing this problem?
PTGui Support
May 15, 2026, 4:17:30 AM (6 days ago) May 15
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Hi Thomy,
This is a Windows Blue Screen error. Those are caused by a hardware or
driver error.
While a regular application such as PTGui may crash, it cannot cause
Windows to crash completely. The error may be triggered by something
that PTGui does, but it cannot be fixed in PTGui.
The most likely cause is a problem with the GPU driver or GPU hardware.
You can try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. To do so, go to Options
- Advanced and disable GPU acceleration.
If that doesn't solve the issue then it may be difficult to diagnose, it
could be anything from CPU degradation (for example Intel 13900k), bad
RAM or a bad power supply.
Kind regards,
Joost Nieuwenhuijse
www.ptgui.com
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This is a Windows Blue Screen error. Those are caused by a hardware or
driver error.
While a regular application such as PTGui may crash, it cannot cause
Windows to crash completely. The error may be triggered by something
that PTGui does, but it cannot be fixed in PTGui.
The most likely cause is a problem with the GPU driver or GPU hardware.
You can try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. To do so, go to Options
- Advanced and disable GPU acceleration.
If that doesn't solve the issue then it may be difficult to diagnose, it
could be anything from CPU degradation (for example Intel 13900k), bad
RAM or a bad power supply.
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Joost Nieuwenhuijse
www.ptgui.com
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Thomy Kern
May 17, 2026, 6:31:28 AM (4 days ago) May 17
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I've now enabled GPU memory allocation (it was previously disabled). It seems to be working fine now. Does this mean PTGui has a problem with RAM when GPU memory allocation isn't enabled?
I’ve noticed that when PTGui is running in batch mode, other applications (Photoshop, LRC, etc.) run very slowly. (I have 128 GB of RAM, all SSD drives, and one of the best Intel i7 CPUs.)
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May 18, 2026, 3:07:05 AM (3 days ago) May 18
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Hi Thomy,
What do you mean by "enabled GPU memory allocation" ?
If other applications run slowly, then they must be fighting with PTGui
for some resource. That could be the GPU but also RAM or disk.
To see if it's the GPU, try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. If
that's the case, it's probably caused by multiple applications trying to
use all GPU RAM at the same time. In Options - Advanced you can
configure the maximum amount of video RAM used by PTGui.
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What do you mean by "enabled GPU memory allocation" ?
If other applications run slowly, then they must be fighting with PTGui
for some resource. That could be the GPU but also RAM or disk.
To see if it's the GPU, try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. If
that's the case, it's probably caused by multiple applications trying to
use all GPU RAM at the same time. In Options - Advanced you can
configure the maximum amount of video RAM used by PTGui.
On 5/17/26 12:31, Thomy Kern wrote:
> I've now enabled GPU memory allocation (it was previously disabled). It
> seems to be working fine now. Does this mean PTGui has a problem with
> RAM when GPU memory allocation isn't enabled?
>
> I’ve noticed that when PTGui is running in batch mode, other
> applications (Photoshop, LRC, etc.) run very slowly. (I have 128 GB of
> RAM, all SSD drives, and one of the best Intel i7 CPUs.)
>
>
> PTGui Support schrieb am Freitag, 15. Mai 2026 um 10:17:30 UTC+2:
>
> Hi Thomy,
>
> This is a Windows Blue Screen error. Those are caused by a hardware or
> driver error.
>
> While a regular application such as PTGui may crash, it cannot cause
> Windows to crash completely. The error may be triggered by something
> that PTGui does, but it cannot be fixed in PTGui.
>
> The most likely cause is a problem with the GPU driver or GPU hardware.
> You can try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. To do so, go to
> Options
> - Advanced and disable GPU acceleration.
>
> If that doesn't solve the issue then it may be difficult to
> diagnose, it
> could be anything from CPU degradation (for example Intel 13900k), bad
> RAM or a bad power supply.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joost Nieuwenhuijse
> www.ptgui.com <http://www.ptgui.com>
> I've now enabled GPU memory allocation (it was previously disabled). It
> seems to be working fine now. Does this mean PTGui has a problem with
> RAM when GPU memory allocation isn't enabled?
>
> I’ve noticed that when PTGui is running in batch mode, other
> applications (Photoshop, LRC, etc.) run very slowly. (I have 128 GB of
> RAM, all SSD drives, and one of the best Intel i7 CPUs.)
>
>
> PTGui Support schrieb am Freitag, 15. Mai 2026 um 10:17:30 UTC+2:
>
> Hi Thomy,
>
> This is a Windows Blue Screen error. Those are caused by a hardware or
> driver error.
>
> While a regular application such as PTGui may crash, it cannot cause
> Windows to crash completely. The error may be triggered by something
> that PTGui does, but it cannot be fixed in PTGui.
>
> The most likely cause is a problem with the GPU driver or GPU hardware.
> You can try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. To do so, go to
> Options
> - Advanced and disable GPU acceleration.
>
> If that doesn't solve the issue then it may be difficult to
> diagnose, it
> could be anything from CPU degradation (for example Intel 13900k), bad
> RAM or a bad power supply.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joost Nieuwenhuijse
>
> On 5/15/26 09:49, Thomy Kern wrote:
> > Create panoramas in batch mode. After a certain, undefined number of
> > panoramas (approx. 10–12), PTGui crashes. Windows 11 restarts
> with the
> > error message
> >
> > Clock_Watch_Dog_Timeout (0X101).
> >
> > What could be causing this problem?
> >
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> On 5/15/26 09:49, Thomy Kern wrote:
> > Create panoramas in batch mode. After a certain, undefined number of
> > panoramas (approx. 10–12), PTGui crashes. Windows 11 restarts
> with the
> > error message
> >
> > Clock_Watch_Dog_Timeout (0X101).
> >
> > What could be causing this problem?
> >
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Thomy Kern
May 18, 2026, 4:27:49 AM (3 days ago) May 18
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O.K.
Got it.
Now I'm having a problem where the batch job freezes after it's created a few panoramas. Is there any way to figure out why?
PTGui Support
May 18, 2026, 11:35:04 AM (3 days ago) May 18
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I think all these issues have the same underlying cause. I would first
try running PTGui without GPU acceleration and see if that resolves the
problems.
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try running PTGui without GPU acceleration and see if that resolves the
problems.
On 5/18/26 10:27, Thomy Kern wrote:
> O.K.
>
> Got it.
>
> Now I'm having a problem where the batch job freezes after it's created
> a few panoramas. Is there any way to figure out why?
>
>
>
> PTGui Support schrieb am Montag, 18. Mai 2026 um 09:07:05 UTC+2:
>
> Hi Thomy,
>
> What do you mean by "enabled GPU memory allocation" ?
>
> If other applications run slowly, then they must be fighting with PTGui
> for some resource. That could be the GPU but also RAM or disk.
>
> To see if it's the GPU, try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. If
> that's the case, it's probably caused by multiple applications
> trying to
> use all GPU RAM at the same time. In Options - Advanced you can
> configure the maximum amount of video RAM used by PTGui.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joost Nieuwenhuijse
> www.ptgui.com <http://www.ptgui.com>
> O.K.
>
> Got it.
>
> Now I'm having a problem where the batch job freezes after it's created
> a few panoramas. Is there any way to figure out why?
>
>
>
> PTGui Support schrieb am Montag, 18. Mai 2026 um 09:07:05 UTC+2:
>
> Hi Thomy,
>
> What do you mean by "enabled GPU memory allocation" ?
>
> If other applications run slowly, then they must be fighting with PTGui
> for some resource. That could be the GPU but also RAM or disk.
>
> To see if it's the GPU, try disabling GPU acceleration in PTGui. If
> that's the case, it's probably caused by multiple applications
> trying to
> use all GPU RAM at the same time. In Options - Advanced you can
> configure the maximum amount of video RAM used by PTGui.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Joost Nieuwenhuijse
> <http://www.ptgui.com>>
> >
> > On 5/15/26 09:49, Thomy Kern wrote:
> > > Create panoramas in batch mode. After a certain, undefined
> number of
> > > panoramas (approx. 10–12), PTGui crashes. Windows 11 restarts
> > with the
> > > error message
> > >
> > > Clock_Watch_Dog_Timeout (0X101).
> > >
> > > What could be causing this problem?
> > >
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> > On 5/15/26 09:49, Thomy Kern wrote:
> > > Create panoramas in batch mode. After a certain, undefined
> number of
> > > panoramas (approx. 10–12), PTGui crashes. Windows 11 restarts
> > with the
> > > error message
> > >
> > > Clock_Watch_Dog_Timeout (0X101).
> > >
> > > What could be causing this problem?
> > >
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