Windows 10: Multiple BSOD's after Windows 10 Clean re-installation

Hey everyone! I'm in a bit of a hiccup as my recent Windows 10 re-installation gifted me with a bunch of BSOD errors. They seemingly occur randomly idle or while browsing.


Note: I've encountered a BSOD after installation when it booted for the first time.


Here's a bunch of the BSOD codes:


On Sat 01/08/2020 2:08:46 am your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\080120-11593-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe nt+0x3DDB60
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 0x0, 0xFF, 0x0, 0x0
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Sat 01/08/2020 1:50:26 am your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\080120-11640-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe nt+0x3DDB60
Bugcheck code: 0x192 0xFFFFA80DA8321080, 0xFFFFBE070145AD00, 0x0, 0x0
Error: KERNEL_AUTO_BOOST_LOCK_ACQUISITION_WITH_RAISED_IRQL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that a lock tracked by AutoBoost was acquired while executing at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Sat 01/08/2020 1:27:49 am your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\080120-11468-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe nt+0x3DDB60
Bugcheck code: 0xA 0xFFFFA58F01000000, 0x2, 0x0, 0xFFFFF800783E4F32
Error: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that Microsoft Windows or a kernel-mode driver accessed paged memory at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above. This is a software bug.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Sat 01/08/2020 2:08:46 am your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP
This was probably caused by the following module: ntkrnlmp.exe nt!setjmpex+0x8179
Bugcheck code: 0xD1 0x0, 0xFF, 0x0, 0x0
Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug check description: This indicates that a kernel-mode driver attempted to access pageable memory at a process IRQL that was too high.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Fri 31/07/2020 11:56:14 pm your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\073120-12031-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe nt+0x3DDB60
Bugcheck code: 0x192 0xFFFFB98124032080, 0xFFFFE08E95D2EE30, 0x0, 0x0
Error: KERNEL_AUTO_BOOST_LOCK_ACQUISITION_WITH_RAISED_IRQL
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that a lock tracked by AutoBoost was acquired while executing at DISPATCH_LEVEL or above.
This bug check belongs to the crash dump test that you have performed with WhoCrashed or other software. It means that a crash dump file was properly written out.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.



On Fri 31/07/2020 11:28:49 pm your computer crashed or a problem was reported
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\073120-11781-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe nt+0x3DDB60
Bugcheck code: 0x3B 0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF80464E27581, 0xFFFFC080FF6D2920, 0x0
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver that cannot be identified at this time.

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Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech