Security News > 2021 > May > Microsoft pulls Windows 10 AMD driver causing PCs not to boot
Microsoft has pulled an AMD driver from Windows Update after numerous people reported that it prevents Windows 10 from starting and displays an "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE" error.
When hardware manufacturers release new drivers for Windows 10, they get added to the Windows Update as an optional driver update that users can install.
Numerous users are reporting [1, 2, 3, 4] that when they install this driver, they are prompted to restart Windows 10 and are greeted with a Blue Screen of Death crash displaying an error stating that the PC has an "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE.".
"Aorus Elite Master / 5800x owner, just rebooted got the same BSOD / BIOS issue as everyone else from the Win10 update from today, how do I remove that driver from Windows?," an affected Windows 10 user posted to Reddit.
Due to the large number of people affected by the driver rollout, Microsoft had pulled the driver from Windows Update approximately 21 hours ago, as reported by Windows Latest.
Windows 10 fixed the issue for many users through the Automatic Startup Repair feature that runs after failing to boot Windows 10 a few times.
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