Troubleshooting

IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL on a New PC: How a Loose DIMM from Shipping Causes This BSOD (and How to Fix It)

What IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Actually Means Stop code 0x0000000A fires when a kernel-mode driver or Windows itself tries to read or write paged memory while running at a raised interrupt request level (IRQL). Paged memory can…