Windows may have installed a generic Microsoft driver. Force the Realtek driver:

A well-known chapter in the 3717 story involves a persistent (often a DPC_watchdog_violation ). Users have found that updating to the latest NVIDIA drivers sometimes causes conflicts with the onboard audio drivers.

USB 3.0 ports show as “Generic SuperSpeed” but run at 40 MB/s max. Fix: Force-install the Renesas USB 3.0 driver v2.1.39.0 – speeds jump to 350+ MB/s with a modern USB 3.0 SSD.

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The Intel Chipset Driver is critical for communication between the processor and motherboard components.