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title: "What is the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)?"  
description: "What is the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-04-20  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96915/what-is-the-blue-screen-of-death-bsod  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "computer"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)?

What is the [Blue Screen of Death](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4605/microsoft-is-finally-replacing-the-windows-blue-screen-of-death-here-s-why) (BSOD)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The **[blue](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81952/why-is-blue-ammonia-being-traded-between-countries) [screen of death](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50401/how-to-fix-an-iphone-x-that-is-stuck-on-black-screen-of-death-doesn-t-power-on) ([BSOD](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50975/how-to-fix-apple-iphone-6s-plus-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-problem))**, also known as the stop screen or stop error, is a very annoying error that comes in second only to malware or ransomware in terms of suggesting that a user is in for a horrible day. It happens without warning, and all unsaved work is lost. And, based on what it implies, it may be the least of a user's concerns.
- BSODs are caused by driver software errors or hardware problems. A BSOD is a full system failure caused by a problem with Windows drivers and/or hardware at the kernel level. It isn't a software failure. Windows continues to execute even if the browser crashes. Because apps run at a higher level in the operating system, they are extremely rare to create a blue screen.

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