@Rand0m_Digits Thanks for your post and also for calling me kinda young.
I don't know your age, but if you call me young in my forties, I guess I have to appreciate that.
I know that these drivers have been around for several years, where did I mention those are recent?!
What I mentioned was that the problem with the BSOD and stop code: KERNEL APC PENDING DURING EXIT when exiting BF2042 started recently when Season 06 was released, more specifically when EA switched from Easy Anti-Cheat to the EA Kernel Anti-Cheat.
I don't like the integration either (and the additional bloatware it installs), which is also why I no longer have it installed (I had it installed when I first set up the computer, but I uninstalled it immediately).
The reason I suggested third-party software, which by the way are all legitimate tech tools, is because sometimes it is easier for a non-technical person to use the third-party software instead of the on-board Windows tools like msconfig, PowerShell, driverquery or devcon cmd etc.
I'm not here to argue with you about my level of "systems understandig" as you called it, but just as you can't understand me suggesting third-party software, I can't understand why you're recommending renaming drivers when there could be still software installed which relies on those drivers which could then lead to additional errors. Have you thought about that?
Now I could also say that your way of solving the problem is a lazy way, but that's not what I want at all and it's not my intention at all (don't get me wrong, I'm really not here to argue, I'm too old for that). I just want to show that you have to think outside the box and there can still be dependencies.
Ultimately, I think everyone here is old enough to decide for themselves how they want to solve the problem.
Regarding ASROCK:
I experienced such a case, but it turned out that the user switched from an Asus motherboard to an ASROCK motherboard due to a defect without reinstalling Windows and guess what: the drivers and software were still loaded, although these were obsolete. In this case, a special scenario, but not out of the question.