Hi,
I use VMware to run Ubuntu, but after a bit of time, my laptop crash and I get a BSOD with an error code BAD_POOL_CALLER. It also crash if I launch VMware, close it then re-launch it.
After several experiments (and crash...), I found out there is no problems if I disable the real time protection of files system (or maybe just my imagination).
I use VMware Workstation 15 and ESET Nod32 Antivirus.