BSOD stop code: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

Hi Team,
I just experienced bsod with code stop code: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, unfortunately, i wasnt quick enough to take a screenshot of the window.
In the attachment is the dump file.
Attachment 172878

Can anyone help track down which driver/component triggered the crash.

Hi
Thank you for the reply and instructions.
I followed steps as described on the forum:
Use this link for the methods to turn off windows driver verifer
Enable and Disable Driver Verifier in Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials
I selected only 3 options as per instructions:

• I/O Verification
• Force pending I/O requests
• IRP logging

System was running fine and no BSOD happen.

Then I tried settings as described on windows forum
>>Use this link for the windows drive verifier test settings:
>>Driver Verifier-- tracking down a mis-behaving driver. - Microsoft Community

After the first reboot, windows booted and after username login prompt, while loading user profiles BSOD happen.
I let it run for the second time, and exactly at same point system crashed.

Stop code: DRIVER_VERIFIER_DETECTED_VIOLATION
What failed: vstor2 mntapi20 shared.sys

Looking into the system for any of the file names, I found that this is Vmware driver Virtual Storage Volume Driver.

I doubt that this crash has anything to do with the first one, but anyway i am attaching crash dumps just in case.
I am thinking to exclude VMWARE drivers from verify tool and let it run again.

1) open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
2) sfc /scannow
3) dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
4) chkdsk /scan
5) When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread

6) Uninstall VMW software then re-install it.
vstor2_mntapi20_shared

7) Uninstall Intel rapid storage technology then re-install it.
iaStorA.sys


8) Update: igdkmd64.sys:
Updating a driver: Updating a driver. - Microsoft Community

vstor2-mntapi20-shared.sys

VMware Virtual Storage Volume Driver

http://www.vmware.com/us/support

igdkmd64.sys

Intel Graphics driver

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx

iaStorA.sys

Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology) driver

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Default.aspx XP

Code:

Name    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520PNP Device ID    PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1916&SUBSYS_06DC1028&REV_07\3&11583659&0&10Adapter Type    Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, Intel Corporation compatibleAdapter Description    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520Adapter RAM    1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes)Installed Drivers    C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ki125177.inf_amd64_d9d520fc51d8a7f4\igdumdim64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ki125177.inf_amd64_d9d520fc51d8a7f4\igd10iumd64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ki125177.inf_amd64_d9d520fc51d8a7f4\igd10iumd64.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\ki125177.inf_amd64_d9d520fc51d8a7f4\igd12umd64.dllDriver Version    22.20.16.4836INF File    oem54.inf (iSKLD_w10_DS section)Color Planes    Not AvailableColor Table Entries    4294967296Resolution    1920 x 1080 x 60 hertzBits/Pixel    32Memory Address    0xE0000000-0xE0FFFFFFMemory Address    0xD0000000-0xDFFFFFFFI/O Port    0x0000F000-0x0000F03FIRQ Channel    IRQ 4294967288Driver    c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\ki125177.inf_amd64_d9d520fc51d8a7f4\igdkmd64.sys (22.20.16.4836, 12.80 MB (13,422,560 bytes), 11/7/2017 1:02 AM)

Code:

igfx    igfx    c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\ki125177.inf_amd64_d9d520fc51d8a7f4\igdkmd64.sys    Kernel Driver    Yes    Manual    Running    OK    Ignore    No    Yes

Code:

iaStorA      Intel(R) Chipset SATA/ Intel(R) Chipset SATA/ Kernel        Boot       Running    OK         TRUE        FALSE        4,096             790,528     0          8/10/2017 10:27:02 AM  C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\iaStorA.sys          4,096      iaStorAfs    iaStorAfs              iaStorAfs              File System   Manual     Stopped    OK         FALSE       FALSE        4,096             36,864      0          8/10/2017 10:27:21 AM  C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\iaStorAfs.sys        4,096      iaStorAV     Intel(R) SATA RAID Con Intel(R) SATA RAID Con Kernel        Manual     Stopped    OK         FALSE       FALSE        4,096             593,920     0          2/22/2017 2:43:04 PM   C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\iaStorAV.sys         4,096      iaStorV      Intel RAID Controller  Intel RAID Controller  Kernel        Manual     Stopped    OK         FALSE       FALSE        0                 364,544     0          4/11/2011 8:48:16 PM   C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\iaStorV.sys          8,192

Code:

vstor2_mntapi20_shared vstor2-mntapi20-shared.sys Fri May 05 02:31:04 2017 (590C2A38)

Code:

iaStorA  iaStorA.sys  Thu Aug 10 03:27:02 2017 (598C18D6)

Code:

igdkmd64 igdkmd64.sys Tue Oct 17 20:39:02 2017 (59E6B0B6)

Code:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.192]
(c) 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow


Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.


Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.


Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.


C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth


Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.16299.15


Image Version: 10.0.16299.192


[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.


C:\WINDOWS\system32>
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
C:\WINDOWS\system32>
C:\WINDOWS\system32>chkdsk /scan
The type of the file system is NTFS.


Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
  968960 file records processed.
File verification completed.
  28115 large file records processed.
  0 bad file records processed.


Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
  288 reparse records processed.
  1201342 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
  0 unindexed files scanned.
  0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
  288 reparse records processed.


Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Security descriptor verification completed.
  116192 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
  38621960 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.


Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.


 498144255 KB total disk space.
  81890168 KB in 482481 files.
    365792 KB in 116193 indexes.
         0 KB in bad sectors.
   1092195 KB in use by the system.
     65536 KB occupied by the log file.
 414796100 KB available on disk.


      4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
 124536063 total allocation units on disk.
 103699025 allocation units available on disk.


C:\WINDOWS\system32>