If a Blue Screen occurs frequently when your Windows 11/10 computer has been idle, here are some troubleshooting suggestions to help you. Some of them will need admin permission to change settings.

The notorious “Blue Screen of Death” — or BSOD for short — is the biggest disaster that can befall a Windows user. The system shuts down with a cryptic error ...

The Black Screen of Death is incredibly annoying, but often easily diagnosed. The most common culprits are outdated software or faulty drivers. With a few quick fixes and basic maintenance, you can ...

A widespread CrowdStrike issue is resulting in Windows computers crashing worldwide, affecting everyone from airports and airlines to media services, banks, and many other businesses. While Microsoft ...

The Critical Process Died error results in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and occurs when a critical process on which the system relies has unexpectedly crashed. This ...

You know the drill: out of nowhere you see a screen that tells you your Windows device has hit “a problem and needs to restart.” It’s known as the Blue Screen of Death and recently it was thought that ...

Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors are caused by system-level issues in Windows. Common causes include faulty drivers, hardware issues, overheating, and corrupt system files. Software conflicts, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As if things weren’t bad enough for Microsoft Windows users ...

The notorious Blue Screen of Death, well-known by many Windows users, is getting a makeover. Windows has killed the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), replacing it with the Black Screen of Death (also BSOD) ...

Windows may sometimes get stuck on the "Getting Windows ready" screen while trying to install an update or start Windows. If you're stuck on the Windows Getting ready screen, give it plenty of time — ...

Blue Screen of Death or BSOD on Windows computers indicates that a critical issue has been detected, which caused Windows OS to restart unexpectedly. This Blue Screen ...