


In the Win9x era, incompatible DLLs or bugs in the kernel of the operating system could also cause bluescreens.īluescreens can also be caused by physical faults such as faulty memory, power supply issues, overheating of components, or hardware running beyond its specification limits.

The Blue Screen of Death (also known as a stop error, BSoD, bluescreen, or Blue Screen of Doom) is an error screen frequently displayed by certain operating systems, most notably Microsoft Windows, after encountering a critical system error which can cause the system to shut down to prevent damage.īluescreens on NT-based Windows systems can be caused by poorly written device drivers or malfunctioning hardware.
