Windows 10: Reference by pointer

Laptop throws out a blue screen that gives me a error reference by pointer how can i fix it

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Reference by pointer

The "pointer" is software code that tells the CPU which instruction to execute next. When you encounter 'reference by pointer' errors they usually mean that you are using a driver or application that is older and not supported by Windows 10. This is likely to be the case if you get 'reference by pointer' errors regularly. If it happens only once in a while, not to worry. Stuff happens.

If it happens regularly:

1- Do you notice it happening when you run a particular program?

2- Do you have older hardware or software that may not be supported on Windows 10?

 

Reference by pointer

I have just had a Bluescreen of shutdown with stop code Reference By Pointer. and this hasn't happened for the first time. How can I fix it? Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Pointers

Points are simply a value (address) that "points" to a value. It has no extra information about what it is pointing to (hence the danger). When using arrays/indexers, the operating system knows this is a collection that is this long and is of this type. Any operation that steps outside of those constraints is caught and handled. On the other hand, if a pointer so much as points to the wrong address, all the values will subsequently be wrong.

Pointers are faster but more risky.