Like a person with a waxy sheen, persistent cough, and extensive rash, my laptop showed clear signs of ill health. Even if it is, anything you back up online will be safe. However, unless the piece of hardware in question is your HDD or SSD, you’re probably not losing any data. Your Windows version is corrupted to the point where your PC won’t start.Īn even more severe version involves a piece of critical hardware breaking, though that won’t necessarily cause a BSOD your PC or laptop might die and not turn on again. A software-related error is so bad that it forces you to reinstall windows. Then there is a more extreme version of the BSOD, which happened to me. In that case, you can try reinstalling Windows, rolling back to a previous system restore point, or note the error code and investigate whatever is causing the crash. Suppose the error is common enough to become annoying. Your computer will give you an error code (FAULTY_HARDWARE_CORRUPTED_PAGE, for example) and carry on as usual after the restart. The Bluescreen (or Blackscreen if you’re a Windows 11 User) of Death happens when your system encounters a software or hardware problem that stops it from running correctly.

The Most Annoying Part is All the Reinstalling and Signing InĮven If You Take No Precautions, You'll Probably Be Fine

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