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Recurring netwsw00.sys BSOD

tl;dr bsodview [summaries](https://www.mediafire.com/file/ph8dc6fcd90e7um/Crash_List.html/file) at end.

Hello,

Let me get this out of the way. I have an old HP Elitebook. While windows 10 is installed on the computer, HP doesn't have Windows 10 support for it.

That being said, the notebook started crashing to BSOD approximately two weeks ago. Every single occurrence of the BSOD points to the netwsw00.sys driver as the culprit. And when it's not the *only culprit*, it is a part of the constellation of drivers that fail--and is nevertheless the primary driver that the BSOD points to as the issue.

The netwsw00.sys driver is associated with the system's Intel wifi hardware (Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6200 AGN). Intel doesn't have an updated driver for it beyond, I think, 2013. The windows 8 and 7 drivers are newer, but when I uninstall the existing 2013 driver and try to install the "newer" windows 8 and 7 drivers (15.7), the software simply reinstalls the 2013 one (15.4).

The crashes occur almost exclusively when I've watched some manner of media during browsing sessions. At least, that is the best way to expedite the bsod.

I've attached a link to the bluescreenview [summaries](https://www.mediafire.com/file/ph8dc6fcd90e7um/Crash_List.html/file).

Should I just get a new laptop/notebook?

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