0x000000EF, CRITICAL PROCESS DIED error in Windows 11

If a critical Windows system process fails to run properly, your operating system will crash and display a Critical Process Died Stop Error 0x000000EF or Blue Screen on your Windows 11/10 computer. This happens because the process which was needed to run the Windows operating system ended abruptly for some reason. There is not much documentation on this on any Microsoft site. A post however simply states that: The CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED bug check has a value of 0x000000EF. This indicates that a critical system process died. Here are a few fixes: 1] Run Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter 2] Run Driver Verifier Manager 3] Run System File Checker 4] Run DISM 5] Update your Drivers 6] Perform Clean-boot troubleshooting 7] Use System Restore 8] Disable Sleep and Hibernate 9] Update BIOS or firmware 10] Run Startup Repair 11] Check the System Log in Event Viewer 12] Run Windows 10 Blue Screen Troubleshooter