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                     How to Fix DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Error on 
Windows 10
IIf  you  are  faciing  the  DRIIVER_IIRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL  error  message,,  then  you  
have  come  to  the  riight  pllace  to  resollve  iit.  IIt  iis  one  of  the  most  frustrating  error  
messages  on  the  Wiindows  10  operating  system.  Here  iis  how  to  fix  and  troublleshoot  
the  ongoiing  probllem.
What is DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Error?
Thiis  error  suggests  that  your  computer  driivers  are  haviing  some  iissues.  You  may  allso  
see  thiis  0x000000D1  stop  code  on  your  screen  when  thiis  error  appears.  The  
compllete  message  reads,,  ‘‘a  kernell-mode  driiver  attempted  to  access  pageablle  
memory  whiille  the  process  IIRQL  was  too  hiigh.’’
ACCORDIING  TO  VARIIOUS  TECH  EXPERTS,,  THIIS  ERROR  ARRIIVES  WHEN  THERE  ARE  
SOME  TECHNIICAL  IISSUES  between  the  processor  and  hardware  of  your  computer..
Therefore  the  priimary  reason  behiind  thiis  error  iis  the  llack  of  communiication  between  
the  processor  and  your  deviice’’s  software..
However,,  you  can  resollve  thiis  error  wiith  the  troublleshooting  tips  mentioned  iin  thiis  
articlle.  So  wiithout  wasting  any  more  time,,  llet’’s  get  started.
Update the OS
Wiindows  Updates  can  hellp  you  get  riid  of  thiis  iissue  siince  iit  can  update  allll  exiistiting  
driivers  on  your  computer..  As  a  resullt,,  your  computer  miight  be  ablle  to  communiicate  
between  your  hardware  and  software  effffectitivelly..  The  cause  of  thiis  error  iis  mostlly  
connected  driive  words  llack  of  requiired  updates,,  so  by  updatiting  the  system,,  you  can  
get  riid  of  thiis  error  easiilly..
Many  users  that  were  faciing  the  same  iissue  have  fifixed  thiis  probllem  by  updatiting  theiir  
computer’’s  software..
IIf  you  wiish  to  llearn  how  to  update  your  Wiindows,,  then  pllease  follllow  the  iinstructitions  
giiven  here::
Fiirst  of  allll,,  hiit  the  Wiindows  +  II  keys  on  your  computer  keyboard  to  open  the  settittings  
wiindow..
As  the  settittings  wiindow  appears  on  your  computer,,  fifind  and  sellect  the  ‘‘update  and  
securiity’’  titille..
Now  fifind  the  optition  that  reads,,  ‘‘Wiindows  update’’..
Underneath  thiis  optition,,  you  wiillll  see  the  avaiillablle  updates  for  your  computer..
IIf  there  are  updates  avaiillablle,,  then  pllease  do  update  your  computer  by  hiittitting  the  
‘‘restart  now’’  button..
Updating drivers
Wiindows  10  operatiting  system  iis  capablle  of  updatiting  iits  driivers  
automatiticalllly..  However,,  sometitimes,,  there  coulld  be  a  case  iin  whiich  some  
essentitiall  driivers  miight  be  miissiing  on  your  computer..  You  wiillll  need  to  
manualllly  update  or  iinstallll  them..  IIn  some  cases,,  you  wiillll  allso  have  to  
uniinstallll  the  exiistiting  driivers  and  then  reiinstallll  the  new  ones  to  fifix  the  
ongoiing  error  message..
IIf  you  wiish  to  update  the  driivers  manualllly,,  then  pllease  do  check  out  these  
iinstructitions::
Fiirst  and  foremost,,  go  ahead  and  hiit  the  Wiindows  +  II  keys  on  your  
computer..
Thiis  wiillll  triigger  the  settittings  wiindow  on  your  computer..
Now  pllease  head  to  the  ‘‘Update  and  securiity’’  titille..
Fiind  and  sellect  the  ‘‘Viiew  update  hiistory’’  optition..
Now  llook  for  the  driiver  that  needs  an  update..
Follllow  the  iinstructitions  on  your  screen  to  update  the  driiver  to  the  llatest  
versiion..
Reinstalling Network Drivers
The network drivers of your computer might be outdated or corrupted due to some reasons. You will need to 
fix them if you wish to get rid of the error. So we are going to delete all drivers from your system and then 
reinstall them from scratch. If you stick to the tips that we are giving you below here, you will be able to fix the 
error without any problem:
First of all, open a web browser of your choice on your computer and then download the compatible network 
drivers for your computer.
Once you have downloaded all the needed drivers on your computer, you will uninstall all network drivers from 
your computer.
So, uninstall the network drivers of your computer.
To do so, please open the Device Manager on your computer, as we illustrated before.
After opening the Device Manager, find and select the current network drivers.
Uninstall them one by one using the instructions available on your screen.
Restart your computer.
Now open the driver that you downloaded from the internet previously on your computer.
Install them one by one.
Restart the computer to experience the change.
Now you should be able to run your computer without any issues. The error should be resolved now. Sadly, 
some users might not be able to resolve this error even after implementing these methods. Those users should 
install Windows on their computer.
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been working in the technical industry since 
2006. As a technical expert, Bella has written 
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