Are you getting BSOD (blue screen of death) errors when using (or just starting) Windows? This is quite a common occurrence, but not something you necessarily need to be scared of. In today’s video, I show you how to first of all figure out what that blue screen error means, and then how to troubleshoot and possibly fix the problem on your own!
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Yep a long time ago and many times on my old XP
I've been getting this a lot since the last update. It keeps trying to repair one of my hard drives. I never had any problems with that hard drive until the update that was installed just 2 days ago.
I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Can never learn enough about computers. Good job!
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I recall that when Microsoft introduced Windows 95, Bill Gates was up on the stage doing the dog and pony show and got a BSOD. How em-bear-assing.
After having exactly this issue on my main desktop computer that was impossible to fix, I changed how I configure my computers. I now partition my main drive into C: and D: where C: holds the operating system and apps only and D: is data. This should, in theory, make the data more easily recoverable if C: is completely shot. ( Yes, I do have other backups) Also, for a relatively low cost, I install a second hard drive to which I duplicate the main drive. A quick change of boot order in the BIOS gets things back up and running if C: is unrecoverable. Yes, it may need a lot of updates but that's pretty quick to do. Or boot to the second drive every month or so to update it. Next time the BSOD happens to you, and nothing seems to work, ask yourself how much you would be willing to pay to get back to work in just a few minutes. That might offer some insight into what you might want to do to assist in a quick recovery solution.
Thanks, can you please tell us or do a YouTube on why Windows 10 fails Security updates with error codes.
Hey Scott,
Thanks for the video. As said before always enjoy your explanations of how you do it with ease.
Just a thought on two USB flash drives (2:02) why not use one 128 GB+ and add Ventoy on the USB flash drive.
One USB drive where you can add multiple ISO's that are bootable.
You even made a video on it and had that bonus feature at the end. I know I did it that way with Ventoy and it works like a charm.
Anyway as always! Thanks for your awesome content!
Till next time.
Oof. One of the biggest and most intimidating subjects in the IT industry. And as usual, you made broke it down into manageable and digestible pieces non-techies can understand. Excellent as always always, my friend.
I have a question for u regarding utilities. I heard about Glary Utilities 6 and I'm curious of your opinion of the suite.
IMPORTANT TIP: Just a quick tip for Windows 11 users. Be cautious at best when trying to make your OS look and/or feel like another OS (Windows 7 for example). Those OS-altering apps screw up the Windows registry and in my case, rendered Windows 11 to a useless, blue-screen state. The error code was "CRITICAL PROCESS DIED". I was trying to make my Father's new laptop that runs Windows 11 look and feel like Windows 7 using those OS altering apps like open-shell and a couple of others — they rendered Windows 11 completely useless after a restart. I know why. It's from messing with the registry too much and it rendered the OS useless with no fix — other than re-installing the OS. I ended up using Windows 10 instead, as Windows 10 doesn't really need any of those questionable apps to make it look sort of like Windows 7. My Father hates every other OS except Windows 7. He can't let it go, but I can't blame him.
Mine are generally from a failed hardware OC, and anything else I'll run a System Restore.
Surface Book 2 user here: Windows likes to BSOD if a program uses the optional dGPU in the keyboard-base, but then somehow the OS loses it because F U.
Something about the nvlddmkm SYS, which apparently is the driver…
windows Update failure code D0000034. Tried everything
THE VERY WORST THING about BSOD is losing work not saved. 🤯 😡. But I only have myself to blame. So EVERY program I use is set to 5 min auto-update, or I try to remember to do a manual save 😊. That's what 40 years of MS distrust does to you.
I didn't catch the name of the boot disc Computer Guy said to create the translator spelled it hein I heard hearen?
Huh? A few months back you recommened Hirens with 2 sticks … then you recommended Ventoy with 1 stick …, but now you've reverted to plugging Hirens and 2 sticks??? What gives? Didn't Ventoy wanna keep their sponsorship 😅😅😅.
I couldn't make out what the boot disc is called the Computer Guy suggested to create the translator spelled it H-I-E-N I heard herin or erin.
The exact reason why I kept my Win 8 laptop before I got a phone. Will always have the Win 8 for my DoS and other CD games.
2:56 I fully endorse keeping old computers regardless of the state they are in because chances are now that time has passed and tech got cheaper you can fully upgrade that old brick for pennies and have it working better than it was new.
DV5 is just a blue screen, nothing else
Windows operating system has more hidden files than the United States government has hidden away legislation that allows these crony tech companies to exploit vulnerabilities within their software that way they can bother and harass and stock their customers just like us. Gotta Love Big Tech and got to love the intelligence community. Without them in the way computers and everything would run properly. And the VIRUS SOFTWARE WOULD DISAPPEAR FOREVER! IT'S ALL ABOUT DATA MINING AND MASS DATA COLLECTION OPERATIONS!
I had a mouse problem once usb lead type on desktop computer, the machine could not see the mouse. After trying everything it ended up being a duff power supply 😮
I get most BSOD resolved, but now I have 'inaccessible boot device' on windows 11 and just can't find what is causing it there. It is on a new Samsung EVO 980 Pro, 2TB and also have this for on my other EVO 980 ssd. But if I clone that to a sata ssd, the computer does boot. I have tried this on 2 different motherboards Asus and MSI, and that BSOD is on both. I can't get it fixed with any tool. The ssd's are good, because with Windows 10 I don't have this problem.
i got the problem of blue screen (when i slap my laptop slowly or very hard, it show me blue screen🤣😂😂 then i test what causing it i got hardware problem and my laptop hinge was broken that causing the problem now i got repaired)
"Knowledge is being aware of what you can do. Wisdom is knowing when not to do it." —Motivation
I haven't had a BSOD for twenty years.
How to fix windows is to wipe the drive and install Linux.
"If you genuinely want something, don't wait for it—teach yourself to be impatient." —Gurbaksh Chahal
I know how to fix any Windows BSOD, Format c:, install Linux. There!