{"id":150,"date":"2012-11-27T06:32:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T06:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=150"},"modified":"2025-11-19T15:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:50:43","slug":"blue-screen-of-death-errors-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/blue-screen-of-death-errors-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Blue Screen of Death Errors in Windows?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is the Blue Screen of Death Error?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)<\/strong><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-0-1\"> is another name for Windows general protection fault error. This hard drive error <\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-1-0\">is generated by<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-2-0\"> the operating system and is generally followed by a system reboot. It indicates that one of your system processes crashed or terminated <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-3-0\">abruptly<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-4-0\">. It <\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-5-0\">is divided<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5d17a-6-0\"> into four parts, i.e. error name, troubleshooting advice, memory dump, and STOP code. The STOP code is a hexadecimal code that helps to identify the cause of the error. The instructions above the STOP code are recommended. These recommended actions can determine and fix the problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to Fix Blue Screen Of Death?<\/h2>\n<p>In case the blue screen error is due to a software issue, you can follow the below-given methods to fix it and recover the data.<\/p>\n<p>1) Use Startup Repair<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insert a Windows installation media or recovery media in the system<\/li>\n<li>Restart the system<\/li>\n<li>Keep pressing the BIOS key (Usually F2)<\/li>\n<li>Change the boot order to the <em>USB drive <\/em>and navigate to<em> Advanced Options<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Click <em>Startup Repair <\/em>and follow the prompts to repair Windows and recover data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5613 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option.png\" alt=\"Advance option\" width=\"640\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option.png 640w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If this doesn\u2019t work and you have a system image backup, follow the next method.<\/p>\n<p>2) Use System Image Recovery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insert a Windows installation media or repair media in the system<\/li>\n<li>Insert your recovery media (media that contains system image backup)<\/li>\n<li>Restart the system<\/li>\n<li>Keep pressing the BIOS key (Usually F2)<\/li>\n<li>Change the boot order to a <em>USB drive <\/em>and navigate to<em> Advanced Options<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Click <em>System Image Recovery <\/em>and follow the prompts to recover Windows and data from the system image.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5613 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option.png\" alt=\"Advance option\" width=\"640\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option.png 640w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Advacnce-option-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If none of these helps, get the help of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\">data recovery<\/a> experts to recover data.<\/p>\n<p>Read in detail about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/kb\/hard-drive-errors.php\"> hard drive errors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What Causes Blue Screen of Death?<\/h2>\n<p>The<strong> Blue Screen of Death Error<\/strong> in windows can strike due to many reasons, like<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eb68f-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eb68f-0-0\">Applications Errors<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eb68f-0-0\">Faulty Device drivers<\/li>\n<li data-offset-key=\"eb68f-0-0\">Hardware Conflicts<\/li>\n<li data-offset-key=\"eb68f-0-0\">Incorrect entries in system&#8217;s registry<\/li>\n<li data-offset-key=\"eb68f-0-0\">Hard disk corruption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Such a screen may also show up if you have a bad processor or terminated SCSI devices.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4638 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BSOD.png\" alt=\"Blue Screen of Death\" width=\"641\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BSOD.png 641w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BSOD-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/BSOD-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Blue Screen of Death Error? 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