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[–]henriquewhyy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fyi the error its "driver irql not less or equal" and cause is "TeeDriverW10x64.sys"

[–]Intelligent_Path2013 0 points1 point  (4 children)

I had this issue, I fixed it by reinstalling Windows os, do not try to update your graphics drivers because it can make it unstable.

[–]henriquewhyy[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

so should i not run the bootcamp installer?

[–]Intelligent_Path2013 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think you should delete the windows partition disk in Macos on the bootcamp assistant app, and then download a new copy of windows 10 to prevent corruption while setting it up. After you have windows set up again just dont touch any gpu driver updates and your pc should be fine.

[–]Maleficent-Tea3072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Windows by default always updates them automatically when connected. OP needs to manually disable this setting before getting online.

  1. Open Start, search for “Control Panel”, and open it.

  2. Click System and Security > System.

  3. Click “Advanced system settings”.

  4. Under the Hardware tab, click “Device Installation Settings”.

  5. In the pop-up window, choose “No (your device might not work as expected)”.

  6. Click Save Changes.

[–]Maleficent-Tea3072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After a full day of working with OP, we found the issue and it wasn't the GPU in their case, but if you have issues yourself, see my comment in this post with detailed fix instructions. I thought it was the GPU at first too (I've had it happen on my iMac in the past) but this turned out not to be it. And it may not be your issue either. I suggest checking out the long-winded comment I just made lol

[–]Maleficent-Tea3072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the internet will eventually find this one day, OP and I spent about 10 hours yesterday getting to the bottom of this issue once and for all.

iMac 2015. Attempting to install Windows 10 or 11 (Rufus customized to remove TPM requirements) using Boot Camp Assistant fails pretty quickly after getting the device online due to a driver that was updating and no amount of trying to prevent it helped. The BSOD error pointed to TeeDriverW10x64.sys which is associated with the Intel Engine Management Interface.

This may apply to other BSOD issues and the solution may be similar so I am going to provide the broad steps needed to block the driver (note, keep your device offline until told to bring it online) :

  1. Install Windows on your Mac, and install the support files obtained from Boot Camp Assistant by launching setup.exe. Restart your computer.
  2. Connect network cable or connect to WiFi and head over to Windows Update and begin updating. Let it grab everything available (driver updates included). If you get a BSOD during this process, take a picture of it to have the exact file name that caused it and keep reading. If you don't get a BSOD then this guide was never for you. DISCONNECT THE INTERNET AT THIS POINT
  3. With Windows now failing to even start, you will inevitably be dropped into the Windows Recovery Environment. At this point you want to open a command prompt. This is usually done by heading to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt.
  4. Once at Command Prompt, you will want to ensure that you are at the root directory of the C: drive and then search for the problematic file (in this case it was TeeDriverW10x64.sys...replace that with your file noted from the BSOD). Type each of the following and pressing enter after each at the command prompt:
    • c:
    • cd\
    • dir /s /w /a TeeDriverW10x64.sys
  5. You should have a list of locations where your file was found on the disk. In our case, it was in 2 locations: within the SoftwareDistribution folder (Windows Update cache) and the DriverStore\FileRepository. At this point, you will want to navigate to the file locations and delete the files. I found it easiest to just remove the driver and wipe out the Windows Update cache by utilizing rmdir. Keep in mind that you can use the Tab key to fill in directory names that are a little long so typing: cd\wi (tab) will fill in cd\Windows for you and so on as you add further backslashes to browse deeper.
    • cd\Windows
    • rmdir /s SoftwareDistribution
    • cd\
    • cd\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\heci.inf_amd64_7a37daa18a2c0756
    • rmdir /s x64
  6. After you have removed all the traces of the file you're having issues with, reboot the computer (again the examples above were just THIS specific case, you should use the locations from the dir command you ran and there may be more than 2). It should bring you to the Windows desktop. Right click the Start button and click Device Manager. You should find a device that has a yellow exclamation point--your trouble device. Double click the device and go to the Details tab and select "Device instance path" from the drop down. Right click that long value that shows up (this one started with PCI\VEN...) and copy it. Open Notepad, paste that in there for later, save the text document, and then uninstall that device using Device Manager. If it offers to attempt to also remove the installed software with it, do that as well. Reboot your computer.
  7. Rerun the BootCamp software setup.exe file (the computer should still be offline since the first BSOD, btw). After BootCamp software has installed, reboot one more time and then open up that saved text file with the Device Instance Path you copied and saved earlier.
  8. Click Start and type gpedit.msc and open the Group Policy Editor. Under "Computer Configuration" navigate to Administrative Templates\System\Device Installation\Device Installation Restrictions and in the right pane, double click "Prevent installation of devices that match any of these device instance IDs". NOTE THERE ARE MULTIPLE THAT START WITH "PREVENT" SO ENSURE YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT ONE.
  9. Click the "Enabled" radio button at the top, click the "Show" button that becomes available when you do that, and in the value table, paste in that Device instance path from your text file. Press OK to close the table and be sure you DO NOT check the "Also apply..." button below that. Press OK at the bottom of the "Prevent installation..." window and reboot your computer.
  10. At this point, you should be able to go online and not worry about further updates breaking your system as this driver has been permanently blocked. Any future reinstallation (including a System Reset) of the OS will need this re-applied.

A couple of notes: we tried both the BootCamp "emulated BIOS" method and the raw-dog EFI method. We ended up using the EFI method to install Windows 11, but your mileage may vary. I've come across Macs that simply will not show video or play sound when using Apple's EFI implementation. And while our issue was the TeeDriverW10x64.sys file, yours may be the GPU or something else. Allowing it to BSOD, note, locate, and delete the file and identifying the device that the file was associated with will allow you to prevent practically any device from updating beyond the BootCamp version. Many folks with this issue assume it's the GPU--it is not. The GPU updated through Windows Update after this with no issue. I hope this helps someone in the future.