Problem description: On every cold boot (but never, so far, on a reboot) I get a BSOD like this. When I choose "start Windows normally" from the menu Windows 7 boots, um, normally.<BR><BR>Given the ...

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors that trick victims into infecting their own systems.

I noticed just over the weekend that my PC was beginning to BSOD with the message "Display Device Failed to Restart". Just before the BSOD, the screen would flash black, my monitor would power cycle, ...

Viraaj is a spirited gamer, lifelong PlayStation main, huge petrolhead, but most importantly, a principled journalist. With experience at publications like FandomWire, HotCars, and DriveTribe, writing ...

Almost every Windows user has encountered the legendary “Blue Screen of Death” (or BSOD for short) at least once. More than anything else, the infamous error ...

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