I have found that this issue occurs when a new PC is imaged without configuring the BIOS correctly. It is important to set the BIOS correctly in the first instance as Operating Systems such as Linux cannot be run correctly in RAID. In the BIOS, RAID needs to be changed to AHCI but there are steps that need to be taken in Windows OS to mitigate the BSOD issue.
Log in as an Administrator
Right-click the Windows Start Menu. Choose Command Prompt.
Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /set safeboot minimal
Note: It should prompt ‘Operation Completed Successfully’
Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup
Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from RAID (Input the Admin Password if prompted)
Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode
Note: If you get the BSOD during boot up change the SATA Operation back to RAID and start the process again
Log on to Windows as an Administrator
Right-click the Windows Start Menu. Choose Command Prompt.
Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot
Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled
Note: In an Enterprise environment check to ensure that the correct domain is set.
Leave the PC switched on for the Ubuntu Partition and Installation Process
David Williams Technical 