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Intel — Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver

When blamed in a crash: Very likely the true cause

What to do

Intel's RST storage driver — old versions are a documented cause of DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION and storage stalls.

  1. Update Intel RST from your PC/motherboard maker's support page or via Intel's assistant.
  2. Update SSD firmware too.
  3. If problems persist and you don't use RAID, switching the BIOS to plain AHCI (with a Windows storage-driver switch prepared) removes this driver from the stack.

Official download (the vendor's own site — never use third-party "driver download" sites):
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html

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