Windows 10: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD when downloading a game in Steam

Discus and support IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD when downloading a game in Steam in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I recently got myself a new PC, i installed Windows 10 Education with a bootable USB-Stick and downloaded and installed all the drivers. I can browse... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Zamoht, Aug 23, 2019.

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    IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD when downloading a game in Steam


    I recently got myself a new PC, i installed Windows 10 Education with a bootable USB-Stick and downloaded and installed all the drivers.

    I can browse the Internet for hours and hours and nothing bad ever happens, but whenever I start a download in Steam

    my PC crashes and I get a BSOD with the Code "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL".


    This can happen instantly or it takes 30min - 1h to crash but only if im downloading a game in Steam.


    My specs:


    Asus Prime X570-P

    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

    Dark Rock Pro 4

    RX 5700 XT

    16 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2666 2x8

    Kingston A1000

    600W be quiet! pure Power 11


    Hope this is enough information, if not feel free to ask for more!

    I hope you can help me.


    [moved from German forums]

    :)
     
    Zamoht, Aug 23, 2019
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  2. BSOD irql_not_less_or_equal error everytime I open a steam game.

    Hello,

    I recently got my computer up and running after not using it for a couple months, cleaned it out of viruses and what not and then upgraded it from windows 7 64 bit to windows 10 64 bit. All of my drivers are up to date, and yet anytime I attempt to open
    a game on steam it crashes and I get a BSOD saying irql_not_less_or_equal. I have tried various other solutions that I found online and none of them seem to work.

    [Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Devices & drivers ]
     
    AndrewGleason, Aug 23, 2019
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  3. BSOD during Steam game download!

    I did manage to reinstall the network driver, and as well I reinstalled Steam and uninstalled my antivirus for the time being. I pulled the driver-only from MSI and will try that, but for the moment, I still continue to get the BSoD errors.

    (Today 3:50PM) 071017-28437-01.zip

    The last BSoD before this one is here as well:

    (Today 2:30PM, before all the changes): 071017-40671-01.zip

    I also performed a memtest, so it doesn't seem like the antivirus, steam or bad RAM are to blame so far, and I'll test the new-new KIller Network Driver momentarily. How come that 'ntoskrnl.exe' is always preceding the crashes? Is it a deeper problem? And
    how come it only affects this particular game's download so far? I guess I'll also test other games, since they were also uninstalled with Steam.

    Thank you for the reply!
     
    SnowballSnu, Aug 23, 2019
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  4. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD when downloading a game in Steam

    Windows 10 Steam game crashes

    Hi,

    To assist you better, I would like to ask some questions:

    • Does the issue occur only with Steam games or all games?
    • Are you able to view videos?
    • What is the make and model of your computer?

    I suggest you to update the Graphic Card driver by following the steps provided below and check if it helps.

    • Press Windows key + X and select Device Manager.
    • Expand Display Adapters.
    • Right click on the driver and select Update Driver Software.
    • Follow the on-screen prompts to update the driver.

    Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Aug 23, 2019
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