IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL Windows 10
The blue screen error"IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (dxgmms1.sys) or (dxgmms2.sys), points to problems using DirectX. DirectX is a set of elements in Windows that allows software, primarily and specially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware.
The BSOD error"IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (dxgmms2.sys) or (dxgmms1.sys) from Windows 10, commonly happens when the consumer is playing games, or when watching video either by employing a Media Player (e.g. the'VLC Media Player') or when viewing a video in full screen mode by using the Chrome or the Firefox Web browser. In all cases, the BSOD issue happens only with NVIDIA graphics adapters (and not with AMD), and so far, there's not exist a permanent solution from NVIDIA (or Microsoft) to fix the problem.
In this tutorial you'll discover several procedures to to resolve the IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL (dxgmms1.sys / / dxgmms2.sys) blue screen error in Windows 10 OS.
Method 1. INSTALL Nividia Adopter Driver
1. Navigate to Control Panel > Programs and Attributes and uninstall all of the NVIDIA software and drivers in the system.
2. After the uninstall operation is completed restart your PC.
3. After restart reverted into NVIDIA advanced driver lookup page and look for a driver for the display adapter. *
* Note: If you own a laptop, then you may need to find that the VGA drivers from manufacturer's support site.
4. From the results, download the"GeForce Game Ready Driver WHQL -- 385.69".
5. Install the driver you downloaded after which restart your computer.
Method 2. Disable the Secondary Screen Shots.
If you have a notebook with a discrete GPU, or a motherboard with an onboard Intel display adapter (VGA), then move and display the 2nd screen adapter (Intel) in the device manager.
1. Press Windows + R keys to open the run command box.
2. Sort: devmgmt.msc & click OK to open'Device.
3. In Device Manager expand the Display Adapters.
4. Click on the Intel screen adapter and Choose Hide device.
Method 3. Display Hardware Acceleration from the Web browser.
If your computer crashes with BoSD"IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (dxgmms2.sys) or (dxgmms1.sys)" when functioning (or watching videos) on your web browser, then proceed and disable the hardware acceleration.
To disable the Hardware Acceleration from Google Chrome:
Method 4: Eliminate unnecessary apparatus
An overall fix for this error to remove all unecessary hardware devices from your computer and check if it boots correctly. Should it, among your hardware device may trigger the IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL error to appear.
Remove all the unnecessary hardware devices like peripherals, USB devices, and any other devices your computer can operate without. It's an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It's also available for Windows XP and Windows Server.
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Applicable Systems
Windows XP (all editions)
Windows Vista (all editions)
Windows 7 (all variants )
Windows 8 (all editions)
Windows 8.1 (all variants )
Windows 10 (all editions)
