This Knowledgebase article describes how to fix the issue with USB-to-CAN compact and Blue Screen with Windows 10 operating system together.
APPLICABLE PRODUCTS
USB-to-CAN compact V1.5
USB-to-CAN V2
ISSUE / QUESTION
USB-to-CAN compact VCI V4 can crash Windows10.
When trying to access the adapter, the computer sometimes displays a bluescreen and reboots.
POSSIBLE CAUSES / ANSWER
The USB-to-CAN compact V1.5 (or older) is officially supported under Windows 98/2000/XP only.
The USB-to-CAN compact V1.5 (2005) can be updated to V1.6 with the boot manager V0.2.7.0, then Windows 7/8/10, Linux and VM are supported.
The sporadic bluescreens with USB-to-CAN compact on some Windows 10 machines are known, but unfortunately the problem cannot be solved, because the USB-to-CAN compact V1.6 is discontinued since 2014.
Under Windows 10 we can only recommend to use a USB-to-CAN V2.
ADDITIONAL INFO (Optional)
Bootmanager_v0.2.7.0_USB-to-CAN-compact-v1.6.zip
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