Windows 8.1 BSoD & driver issue

Hello,
I was hoping someone could help me out here. Let me describe the issue. For quite a while I was using Windows 8.1 fine and did not have any problems, however I recently burned my PSU somehow and then the problems started. Which I somewhy find odd, cause the
BSoD's are related to a driver issue(?). The driver which seems to cause the problem, is
Intel(R) Engine Management Interface.
"This device cannot start. (Code 10)
A device which does not exist was specified"
Event Viewer displays the following error:
"Intel(R) Engine Management Interface driver has failed to perform a handshake with the Firmware."
Since it says "A device which does not exist was specified.", I assume I don't need this driver at all, so I tried disabling it and uninstalling, but it keeps coming back every time I restart my PC. I even tried looking for a newer driver, but couldn't
find anything. The newest driver is for Windows 7 x64/x86. I found out you could possibly disable it in bios, but I couldn't find the option to do so in my bios. I went thru every option 1 by 1, just to make sure, I wouldn't miss it.
Here's my PC:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 (F4 BIOS)
CPU: Intel i3 540 @ 3.07GHz (Overclocked to 4,03GHz)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (GV-N660OC-2GD)
RAM: 2 x Kingston 4GB 1333MHz DDR3
HDD: Western Digital 500GB
At the very moment, I have installed a fresh copy of Windows 8.1 Professional x64 and the problem still seems to exist. I have tried and googled for everything I can think off, now I'm just stuck at this problem.
I hope someone can help me out here, or at the very least, guide me in the right direction.
Link to minidump: http://1drv.ms/1H6E4uh

Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
BugCheck D1, {fffff8012d4359f0, 2, 8, fffff8012d4359f0}
Probably caused by : ntkrnlmp.exe ( nt!KiPageFault+23a )
Followup: MachineOwner
2: kd> !analyze -v
* Bugcheck Analysis *
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If kernel debugger is available get stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff8012d4359f0, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000008, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg4: fffff8012d4359f0, address which referenced memory
Debugging Details:
READ_ADDRESS: GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from fffff80108f64138
unable to get nt!MmNonPagedPoolStart
unable to get nt!MmSizeOfNonPagedPoolInBytes
fffff8012d4359f0
CURRENT_IRQL: 2
FAULTING_IP:
+8c228a89b114
fffff801`2d4359f0 ?? ???
CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
BUGCHECK_STR: AV
PROCESS_NAME: svchost.exe
ANALYSIS_VERSION: 6.3.9600.16384 (debuggers(dbg).130821-1623) amd64fre
TRAP_FRAME: ffffd00027a58120 -- (.trap 0xffffd00027a58120)
NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers.
Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect.
rax=0a00000000000020 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=0000000000000002
rdx=fffff8012d4359f0 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000
rip=fffff8012d4359f0 rsp=ffffd00027a582b0 rbp=0001da10001da171
r8=00000000001da130 r9=02200000001da347 r10=7100a1ef05420000
r11=0000000000000042 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000
r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000
iopl=0 nv up ei ng nz na po nc
fffff801`2d4359f0 ?? ???
Resetting default scope
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80108d5d4e9 to fffff80108d519a0
FAILED_INSTRUCTION_ADDRESS:
+8c228a89b114
fffff801`2d4359f0 ?? ???
STACK_TEXT:
ffffd000`27a57fd8 fffff801`08d5d4e9 : 00000000`0000000a fffff801`2d4359f0 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000008 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffd000`27a57fe0 fffff801`08d5bd3a : 00000000`00000008 ffffe000`8f89b0f8 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69
ffffd000`27a58120 fffff801`2d4359f0 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`000e293f 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiPageFault+0x23a
ffffd000`27a582b0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`000e293f 00000000`00000000 00000000`0001358b : 0xfffff801`2d4359f0
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
nt!KiPageFault+23a
fffff801`08d5bd3a 440f20c0 mov rax,cr8
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2
SYMBOL_NAME: nt!KiPageFault+23a
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: nt
IMAGE_NAME: ntkrnlmp.exe
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 54c832b2
IMAGE_VERSION: 6.3.9600.17668
BUCKET_ID_FUNC_OFFSET: 23a
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: AV_CODE_AV_BAD_IP_nt!KiPageFault
BUCKET_ID: AV_CODE_AV_BAD_IP_nt!KiPageFault
ANALYSIS_SOURCE: KM
FAILURE_ID_HASH_STRING: km:av_code_av_bad_ip_nt!kipagefault
FAILURE_ID_HASH: {73cd60cc-83fa-6b76-df08-1961c31d7403}
Followup: MachineOwner
It points to incorrect memory page access obviously. It generally caused by some driver like you found. update all drivers should be resolved. Have you tried ever?

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Installed Drivers and finding the printer myself through it's own static IP address.
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Setting up the printer on all of my laptops (3) wirelessly to attempt to find if there is a problem with the printer or static IP. (1 is Windows VISTA 32bit and the other 2 are Ubuntu 32bit). All laptops are able to use the printer wirelessly without any problems.
Read all of the forums about this issue and attempted all of the 'solutions'. Although I mostly don't see that anyone with this same problem is resolved, unless I'm missing the perfect post.
Things I have not tried:
Plugging the USB directly into the desktop. (This seems self defeating as the purpose for this printer was to be able to print wirelessly to it from across the room)
Re-installed Windows 7 Pro 64bit (Trying to avoid this, would rather just print from laptops)
You tell me
Curiosities:
I have noticed strange things that make me believe the driver is somehow incomptable with my OS. Here is a shot of the properties of the printer:
Weird that it is not recognizing the model number.
Also in the Printer Settings when I go to the port tab, there is no port selected, if I try and tab away it forces me to select a port, yet when I do and 'apply' and then re-open the Printer Settings in the ports tab; it has again unselected the previously selected port.
Theories:
I feel like my OS is just refusing to notice the IP address for the wireless printer, no matter what I have it set to, even if it's dynamic. It's like the driver for Windows 7 Pro 64bit is actually not the correct driver for my system.
Anyways, another thing to mention is that I am not currently willing to wipe my operating system and re-install Windows 7 Pro in order to resolve this just yet. I want to see if anyone else has any other avenues I can try before even beginning to consider that.
Anyways, thanks in advance for taking the time to read my ramblings and hopefully someone who has resolved this issue can help me.

Hi Zerosouls,
I understand you are having an issue with HP 6600 Scan\Print Driver Issue for Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
First try to click the Windows icon, type services in the Search box, and then click or tap View Local Services. Scroll down to the Windows Installer. Startup type should be - Automatic, and Service Status should be - started
Restart the computer after this step and try installing Hp Officejet 6600 again.
Please let me know what happens
Thanks
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HP PSC 1510 driver issue with Windows 8.1

I can't get my HP PSC 1510 all in one to work with Window's 8.1. I've installed HP doctor and the driver fails. I've downloaded the new driver so I don't know what the issue is? Anybody solve a similar issue?

Hi @DerekRL , and welcome to the HP Forums!
I can see you're experiencing driver issues. I'd like to help!
I would suggest Uninstalling the Printer Software.
Once it is uninstalled, I would suggest putting your system into clean boot mode within the Microsoft configuration. You can do so by following this document: How to perform a clean boot in Windows.
Once the computer is in clean boot mode, I would suggest reinstalling the HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows.
Good luck and please let me know the results of your troubleshooting steps. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums!
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Windows 8.1 not working properly, may be due to graphics driver issue

i have installed windows 8.1, but when i press widows key... the menu which opens is laging.... is it normal or some graphics driver issue... help required

Hi
It depands on the type of system/notebook you have installed windows 8.1 on
Please give us the Product # and the modle name of the notebook so that we can answer the question better and also try to find the right drivers if any.
Hope this helps.
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ITunes for 64bit Windows 7 Driver/CD/DVD/Drive Issues-

Hi There
I am sure that there are many many users out there suffering the same frustration as me in regard to ITunes just not working properly with Windoews 7 (64Bit).
I have been trying to solve the mystery of "ITunes for Windows Registry Settings Warning When Opening Itunes.
I have tried all the recommended actions to correct this problem without any success and I do mean ALL.
Below is a screen shot of my registry, can anyone see anything wrong with it?
In the meantime (Last four months) I have stopped using ITunes and instead have used Digital 7, this will be my very last attempt to get ITunes working properly, failure will mean consigning ITunes to the same place as any other Software that does not do wshat it says on the can.
I hope someone can help.

That's good that it is in device manager, but what about in Computer with the rest of the drivers?
Also, are the drives listed in Computer and device manager or just device manager?
I want to verify if the symptoms are present for a particular software issue before looking at other issues. I really doubt it is a driver issue at this point. If it was, then I suspect the issue would be present from day one.
It could be that the lens has dust buildup preventing it from working properly. They do make CD cleaning kits that have a special CD designed to clean the laser as it passes over the lens. If you happen to have one of these, or access to one, I recommend trying this step to make sure it isn't as simple as dust buildup interfering with the laser.
It could also be hardware failure, but I would like to try a few other steps before coming to that conclusion.
It may be worth reviewing this document as it covers a lot of the most common issues behind DVD drive issues. Feel free to skip any steps you have already tried.
Let me know what happens.
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