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BSOD Windows 10 IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

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Ever since I installed Windows 10, I am constantly getting BSOD errors that say IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I don't know how to read the mini dump files, I uploaded the latest ones here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/16g28im4v7388jq/AAApHAf1H09yyweTf42XRnFTa?dl=0

Can someone help me figure out whats causing these crashes? At first I thought it was my Wireless card, so I disabled it, and it seemed to help the problem, but randomly Ill get constant crashes. Sometimes Ill go weeks with no crash, then all of a sudden 3-5 in a day. I had no issues with Windows 7 and it all started happening immediately after upgrading to windows 10. Also, I am not over clocking.
 
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What is your motherboard model number? Have you manually gone to the product page for your motherboard and installed ALL the relevant Windows 10 drivers? The windows 10 native drivers installed during installation or from windows update are often a problem, and not fully functional or hardware model specific like those found at the hardware vendor or motherboard OEM product pages.


If installing all the latest drivers, including storage, chipset, usb and graphics card, don't solve the issue, I'd do a clean install.

Install the latest drivers, do THIS for the GPU card drivers, if equipped with a GPU card:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2767677/clean-graphics-driver-install-windows.html


Then do this to ensure windows does not...
What is your motherboard model number? Have you manually gone to the product page for your motherboard and installed ALL the relevant Windows 10 drivers? The windows 10 native drivers installed during installation or from windows update are often a problem, and not fully functional or hardware model specific like those found at the hardware vendor or motherboard OEM product pages.


If installing all the latest drivers, including storage, chipset, usb and graphics card, don't solve the issue, I'd do a clean install.

Install the latest drivers, do THIS for the GPU card drivers, if equipped with a GPU card:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2767677/clean-graphics-driver-install-windows.html


Then do this to ensure windows does not change the drivers, which it WILL:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2763685/stop-windows-automatically-updating-device-drivers.html


And if the problem persists, I'd pursue this option:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2784691/ditch-problematic-win10-upgrade-replace-clean-install.html
 
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