Blue screen of death on Windows guests on EPYC processors

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When running Windows guests on the EPYC processor family, the guest OS crashes at boot with blue screen of death (BSOD) and the message: SYSTEM THREAD EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED

Environment

Red Hat Virtualization 4.3 (RHV 4.3)

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