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BSOD stands for Blue Screen of Death. It is a full-screen error message generated on Windows systems when the operating system encounters a kernel or driver issue from which it cannot recover.

BSOD stands for Blue Screen of Death. It is a full-screen error message generated on Windows systems when the operating system encounters a kernel or driver issue from which it cannot recover.

Upon receiving a BSOD, the user has no choice but to restart the computer.

In Windows 8, the blue screen of death is no longer exactly blue, and is more "user-friendly" than in previous Windows versions.

Windows 8 BSOD example

From Windows 2000 through Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, the blue screen of death was a blue screen with detailed error data, which users often found confusing.

Windows BSOD example

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How can I reboot a Hyper-V guest after bluescreen?

We have a Server 2012 as Hyper-V host with several virtual machines. In one of these, a Windows 7 guest system crashed into a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE bluescreen saying "Collecting error information" but staying at 0% for hours with maximum CPU…
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Server 2003 blue screen all the time, even in rdc

I have a MSserver 2003, it is not working anymore. What we have done is run a regcleaner. After reboot we got the logon screen and after logon the screen stay blue and nothing happends even if i try logon via rdc. The service is running as it shut …
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BSOD when installing Server 2012 R2

I have a RD430 server with a newly created RAID 10 partition which i would like to intsall server 2012 r2 on (previously installed 2008 r2). After I start the server up with the Lenovo Easy setup start up disc and configure all the different…
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WinSXS Backup folder - empty

We have recently experienced a spate a blue screens with some virtual machines. From BSOD dump analysis, courtesy of Microsoft, they have stated this is due to a corruption in the WinSXS directory. Looking at the server disks (attached to working…
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IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL with no driver referenced

I had a Windows Server 2008 R2 crash over the holidays and just got the dump file. When I looked into the dump file, I pulled out the Bug Check code 0x0000000a - IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. However, looking in BlueScreenView there's no Driver associated…
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Windows 7 Cloned hard drive boot repair

I was handed a hard drive today and told to make a clone. The clone is supposed to be inserted in a workstation and booted up. I've never seen the hardware from the original, but I'm certain it doesn't match that of the workstation. The cloning went…
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kvm/qemu host windows guest BSOD about driver_irql_not_less_or_equal for viostore.sys

I have a KVM/Qemu host running 4 Windows Server 2012 guests and after upgrading the host from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04 I get blue screens with a bug check string of "driver_irql_not_less_or_equal" that is caused by driver "viostore.sys". I don't want…
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PowerEdge T430 - BSOD after OS (Server 2008 R2) applied

I am trying to verify the PowerEdge T430 for deployment to our customers through MDT. I have setup the drivers in MDT appropriately for the model by downloading the drivers from Dell.com. When we run our server-build sequence in MDT on the T430,…
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Need help to understand why server has suddenly crashed

I'm trying to get a clue why our server has suddenly crashed. According to this it could happen when some kernel code tried to close an invalid handle or a protected handle. Any direction to understand what kind handle could cause this? Below are…
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Terminal Server sessions are not automatically closing

I have users running an application on a terminal server using a shortcut that has "Start the following program on connection". Normally when they exit the application the terminal server session automatically logs out. Sometimes when the…
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How can I uninstall ‘DB2 Enterprise Server Edition – SAPDB2SMP without the server crashing?

In 'Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features' of Windows Server 2008, I can see an entry for ‘DB2 Enterprise Server Edition – SAPDB2SMP’. When I select it and choose ‘Uninstall’, it goes though part of the uninstall process, then causes the…
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Error while booting VMDK in VMWare Player; UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

Hi all and thanks in advance for taking the time to read this. My employer has provided me with three VMDK files, each representing a different hard drive of a VM. My aim is to get these converted to VHD and uploaded into an Azure environment. The…
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Easiest way to reverse driver-induced BSOD on Windows 2003?

Say I install a driver (FC HBA) that immediately blue screens the server (Windows 2003). If I reboot and select Last Known Good, will that enable me to get to the login screen? I know it loads the previous registry.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V VM BSOD after 1min 30seconds even before logging in?

I have a Hyper-V VM running Windows Server 2008 R2 (Host is also WinSrv 2008 R2) that was working perfectly. It has now started BSOD before I even login. On testing if I boot normally and login the vm Blue Screens after 1min 35seconds. If I safe…
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Using RRAS results in bluescreens with 1E and 3C errors on things like Ping

My whole class has a major problem with RRAS. Let me first explain the situation. For our project, we have to virtualize two servers (North and South) each represents a location of the company, and they are connected via "WAN". (Which is, when…
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