What is Blue Screen of Death (BSoD)
A stop error or exception error, commonly called the blue
screen of death (BSoD) or blue screen, is an error screen displayed on Windows
computers following a fatal system error. It indicates a system crash, in which
the operating system has reached a condition where it can no longer operate safely.
This is caused by many different problems, such as a general hardware failure
or a crucial process terminating unexpectedly.
he Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10 (versions 1607–1909),
which includes a sad emoticon and a QR code for quick troubleshooting. The BSOD
text was changed in version 2004 from "Your PC ran into a problem" to
"Your device ran into a problem", but everything else is still the
same.
A blue screen error (also called a stop error) can occur if a
problem causes your device to shut down or restart unexpectedly. You might see
a blue screen with a message that your device ran into a problem and needs to
restart.
The steps in this article are intended to help troubleshoot common stop error codes, such as the following:
CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED
Notes:
§ You
may also receive hexadecimal error codes, such as 0x0000000A,
0x0000003B, 0x000000EF, 0x00000133, 0x000000D1, 0x1000007E, 0xC000021A,
0x0000007B, 0xC000000F, and more.
§ This
article doesn't contain a list of all error codes, but since many error codes have
the same potential resolutions, your best bet is to follow the steps below to
troubleshoot your blue screen error.
