Blue Screen of Death
Blue Screen of Death If you have been working on computers or are just starting to use them, one of the most disturbing events that can occur is the BSOD or Blue Screen of Death. The BSOD is actually an error screen that is displayed by specific operating systems informing the user that a critical system error has occurred. The Blue Screen of Death can be found on many different types of operating systems, but is most notably infamous for occurring on Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. Common Causes of the Blue Screen of Death Occurring\ Not Cause 1. It doesn’t occur because of operating system Cause 1. Including a poorly written device driver 2. Faulty memory 3. Incompatible DLL’s or a corrupt Registry. (3rd party software) Poorly written device driver: A device driver is usually created by a third party company to run a device such as a peripheral (printer, scanner, mouse, etc). These third party companies’ create small driver programs which make it possible for these devices t...