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title: "What is BSOD? How do you troubleshoot it?"  
description: "What is BSOD? How do you troubleshoot it?"  
author: "Deepak Aiyappa"  
published: 2018-10-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50294/what-is-bsod-how-do-you-troubleshoot-it  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting"]  
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#  What is BSOD? How do you troubleshoot it?

What is [BSOD](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96915/what-is-the-blue-screen-of-death-bsod)? How do you [troubleshoot](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85595/how-to-troubleshoot-when-your-floating-pond-fountain-is-not-working-properly) it?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

The **blue screen of death (BSOD)** is a **[Microsoft Windows](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31435/in-which-year-microsoft-company-was-founded)** error screen that appears to **signal system problems** and the possibility of a **crash**. Because these vital notifications were presented on a blue screen, the phrase '**blue screen**' was coined. \
**System hardware**, **temperature, timing, resources, faulty registries, and viruses** all play a role in **BSOD issues**. The BSOD error screen serves as a warning to prevent additional damage to the computer and system. A blue screen of death (**BSOD**) causes **[Windows](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31435/in-which-year-microsoft-company-was-founded)** to **freeze** and requires a reboot to continue operating. \
The blue screen of death has become less prevalent as operating systems have improved their ability to handle several faults without interruption. A stop error is another name for the blue screen of death. \
In the form of text and hexadecimal values, BSOD error codes offer associated driver info and troubleshooting recommendations. Before **rebooting**, users should make a note of this information. Users should also double-check that their hardware is installed correctly and undo any recent hardware or software changes. \
Memory dumps are also **BSOD** problems. **System memory data** is dumped and stored to a hard disc file for debugging when a system crashes. Because Windows is unable to recover from **kernel**-**level failures**, the **BSOD** fault details are presented.


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