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Why is it called blue screen of death?
The term blue screen of death stems from the fact that a blue screen with white text appears describing the error when it occurs. Up to Windows 7, the BSOD was full of hardware information that was useless to most users. This is the old blue screen of death format.
Is the blue screen of death a virus?
Malware: Malware, like a PC virus that corrupts your critical files and folders, can be the reason for a Blue Screen of Death.
Is blue screen of death fixable?
Most Blue Screens of Death are hardware or driver-related, so updated drivers could fix the cause of the STOP error. Check the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for errors or warnings that might provide more clues on the cause of the BSOD. Event Viewer can be opened through Administrative Tools.
What do blue screens mean?
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.