Blue screen of death

The Blue Screen of Death on Windows Me.

The blue screen of death (also known as BSoD, blue screen error, blue screen, fatal error or bugcheck, and officially known as a stop error[1][2][3]) is a critical error screen displayed by the Microsoft Windows operating systems. It indicates a system crash, in which the operating system reaches a critical condition where it can no longer operate safely.

Possible issues that may cause a BSoD include hardware failures, an issue with or without a device driver, viruses, malware, and other factors.

  1. ^ "Troubleshoot blue screen errors". Support. Microsoft. April 10, 2019. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Understanding Bugchecks". TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM. March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Blue screen data - Windows drivers". Microsoft Learn. January 4, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.