The “blue screen of death” called in common people actually has a normal name - this is BlueScreen (error). Today, every more or less professional system administrator knows how to fix it, but users often don’t know anything about it.
This error is quite common when using the Windows operating system. However, few people know that the error that leads to such a malfunction can actually be determined in advance, if you understand what problems your computer may experience and what they can lead to. In fact, this is not complicated, you just need to remember a certain list of information.
Why did this happen?
Of course, you should initially determine the reason why this situation arose. To understand this, you need to consider a simplified architecture diagram of your operating system.
Your operating system code runs in two main modes - kernel mode and user mode. The latter has a variety of application utilities, such as various browsers, notebooks, office and more, that is, those that do not have any access to the critical parameter of your OS. In kernel mode, the operating system code is already executed directly, and installed drivers are also running.
The developers of the operating system decided to use this separation in order to achieve highly effective security of your system, because if there was no such separation, if any user applications failed, a situation would arise in which the operating system would become inoperative. No matter how strange many people would not perceive this, but after identifying incorrectly working code, the system begins to protect itself and uses BlueScreen for this (error). How to fix? Correct the cause of the problem?
We establish the reason
In professional circles, it is customary to call the blue screen also a STOP error for the reason that it immediately stops the computer, and the only thing the user can do is to familiarize themselves with the information provided to him and simply restart his PC. It is worth noting that, in accordance with the standard settings, the operating system itself must restart the computer after a certain period of time, so sometimes there are situations when you cannot read all the error information, after which the device goes into reboot. This is quite inconvenient, because it becomes more difficult to fix the problem, since we do not know why BlueScreen (error) occurred. How to fix what you don’t know?
That is why, if you suddenly got a blue screen of death, you should initially go to the computer’s properties, then go to “Advanced settings”, “Advanced” and in the “Settings” section, remove the automatic restart of the computer.
Why did this happen?
As mentioned above, due to the fact that incorrect code was detected in kernel mode, BlueScreen appears (error). You can find out how to fix it after you determine what caused it. But this happens for the following reasons:
- The conflict of devices connected to the computer.
- Conflict of installed drivers.
- Incorrect driver installed.
- Hardware is not compatible with OS.
- Devices in the computer are overheating.
- The BIOS was incorrectly configured.
- There is too little free space on the hard disk.
- The computer is infected with virus programs.
- RAM and processor overclocked.
Why is it most often?
Of course, there can be many reasons, but in the overwhelming majority of cases, a fatal error is a consequence of the fact that you have some kind of problem with the drivers. Especially often because of this, the BlueScreen Windows 7 error appears. According to the statistics collected by Microsoft, approximately 7 out of 10 cases occur precisely because of incorrect installation of installed drivers, and this applies to a variety of utilities, including drivers for a video card, network card, webcam, printer, and other devices.
How to prevent?
It happens quite often that BlueScreen appears (gives an error) if the drivers of various programs, such as antivirus programs, recording programs, virtual drives, and much more are faulty. For this reason, it is recommended to use only the original drivers that the developer provides you, and not try to download them from sites unknown to you.
It would seem that the recommendations are simple, but many do not comply with them, so BlueScreen eventually appears on their computer. Error codes can be very different, so often users themselves are even unable to determine for what reason such a problem arose.
What to do?
After you find BlueScreen (error 1049 or another), you will need to pay attention to the name of the driver, if it is present in it. Now you will need to go to the "Drivers" menu, and then find the device or program to which this software belongs. This is done in order to determine the utility or the device whose driver led to the appearance of a blue screen. If the driver relates to software, then in this case it is quite enough to simply reinstall it in order to get rid of the problem.
If we are talking about a driver that belongs to one of the devices of the computer, then in this case you will need to update it. Quite often it happens that rolling back to an earlier version can save you from the fear that BlueScreen will reappear (error). How to eliminate, you already choose yourself, depending on what was the reason.
Code is the primary focus
Next, you should definitely pay attention to the code, as well as the name of the error that occurred. Go to the menu called “BSoD code”, then select the error code in the right menu. In the article that opens, you can find out what this error is and how to understand which way to choose for its quick fix.
Due to the fact that the Windows 8 operating system appeared, which differs from the previous design, as well as various information that the “blue screen of death” displays, you should definitely read this recommendation if you really want to get rid of the error and more with not meet her.
Helpful information
Ultimately, it is worth noting a few points that you need to know if a blue screen appears:
- A blue screen appears after an error occurs in kernel mode when executing code.
- The use of original drivers, as well as stable programs downloaded from official sites, minimizes the chances of this error.
- In any case, you need to completely eliminate the cause of the blue screen, even if the system continues to function normally after it disappears.
By remembering all this, you can minimize the risks of this error, and in which case you will know what to do to eliminate the problem.
Modern users often see a blue screen, but they don’t even understand how to fix it and why it appeared. Considering this to be something scary, he was even called the “blue screen of death”, in fact, being compared with situations when the computer is literally “at death”. In fact, this is not so. And the situation, as you see, is quite simply analyzed and eliminated.