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Windows 10 Update and 3D Studio Max 2015 Train Wreck

Follow up.

After a few days and quite a few hours of thrashing and flogging through the various possible causes of the memory leak, I've probably isolated the cause.

When Max seizes up it becomes necessary to use Task Manager to shut down the program. I get a blue screen error message saying...

IRQL not less or equal.

It looks like a have a damaged driver...somewhere, even though I have taken the time to check and update all of my hardware and software drivers. So...looks like a complete re-install is going to be the only cure.

Hope this new data helps others avoid any problems on their systems. :encouragement:
 
Win 10 usually provides the faulty driver dll's name on the BSOD screen, so with a quick web search for the error message, driver dll filename and "Windows 10", you should be able to get to the bottom of it.

A complete reinstall should be the last resort. You don't disassemble your entire car because a flat tire either, do you?

I have a hunch that it's maybe the driver for your Intel (wireless) network chip (if you have one) as I had both my old Thinkpad and brand new HP notebook throw a BSOD on me after upgrading to Win 10's 1602 version whenever I've used WLAN for a prolonged time. According to a web search, it seems to be a fairly well known issue to boot. New drivers for the (W)LAN chip from your computer's manufacturer or Intel's website should fix this. They might have done for me, but I still need to test this some more.
 
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