Blue screen of death keeps happening on your PC
A blue screen (BSOD) means something critical has crashed and Windows is forcing a restart to protect your computer. It's a driver that's gone wrong. Write down the error code you see on the blue screen.
A blue screen of death is Windows' way of saying something critical has failed — a hardware driver or a piece of hardware that's damaged. Windows can't recover, so it forces a restart. A driver that needs updating or a recent Windows update incompatible with your hardware is the top cause. Restarting stops it from happening again in many cases, but if it keeps happening, you need to find what's causing it.
- ✓Check whether the blue screen always happens when you do the same thing or happens randomly
- ✓Check whether you've recently installed new hardware or updated Windows before the blue screen started
- ✓Note whether the blue screen shows the same error code each time or a different one
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Trying to stop the blue screen by disabling hardware in Device Manager — this makes things worse
- Not writing down the error code — you lose the information that tells you what's broken
- Assuming the blue screen is a virus — it's always a driver or hardware problem, not malware
Signs you need professional help
- You've updated all drivers and Windows updates, and the blue screen still keeps happening. If the hardware is failing or the blue screen always shows the same error code, give us that code and we'll diagnose exactly what's wrong.
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