Screens of Death in Windows

Types of Screens of Death

• Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

  • Occurs when Windows crashes due to a significant problem.
  • Most common type of screen of death.
  • Causes:
    • 70% by third-party driver code.
    • 10% by hardware issues.
    • 15% by unknown causes (memory too corrupted to analyze).

• Green Screen of Death

  • Happens mainly for Windows Insider builds.
  • Similar to the blue screen, indicating critical errors.

• Black Screen of Death

  • Involves critical problems.
  • Trickier to diagnose as it often shows no error code, just a black screen, sometimes with a cursor.

• Orange, Yellow, and Pink Screens of Death

  • Extremely rare.
  • Orange screen is related to display driver issues.

Key Points

• Beyond blue, green, and black screens, error codes can overlap, particularly between blue, pink, and orange screens.
• The different screens of death indicate interconnected parts of the computer.

Conclusion

• Understanding the types of screens of death is crucial for diagnosing issues.
• The lecture encourages sharing personal experiences with screens of death.
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