Cloned install - Removing unwanted drivers

RixNox

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I have cloned my notebook windows install (Windows 7/ Dell) to a generic desktop PC.

Once done, I have manually removed all DELL custom software within Control Panel->Program and features, however I have noticed that some DELL specific drivers have been left in. For example once I have installed a Bluetooth dongle in the PC desktop, Windows was attempting to use DELL specific BT drivers.

As the cloned desktop PC randomly (say once every ten days) crashes with a BSOD (124), I'm wondering if it could be that some DELL specific drivers are still running, compromising stability.

Is there a secure way to cleanup all unwanted drivers?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Mult...Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz8,00 GBAMD Radeon HD 6450
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-V LX
Memory
8,00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 6450
Sound Card
(1) AMD High Definition Audio Device (2) Logitech Micropho
Hard Drives
(1) ST1000DM003-9YN162 ATA Device (2) Generic Storage Device USB Device
I have cloned my notebook windows install (Windows 7/ Dell) to a generic desktop PC.

How are you activating this installation as Genuine? Since the notebook Dell installation is OEM, you cannot move it to a different hardware setup.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Cha...EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
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