The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is a common PC issue with a wide variety of potential causes. As an added bonus, the BSOD might appear out of nowhere, wiping out any work you may have done in the preceding hours.
Method 1: Complete an Installation or Repair
Although making bootable Windows 10 installation disc and running a repair installation may feel like a last resort, it is actually a viable option because you will not have to worry about losing any of your data.
- Make sure you give this a shot, since it has helped many people break out of the BSOD rut. Before proceeding with this technique, you may also choose to try a repair startup. The Microsoft Media Creation Tool is available for download on the company’s website.
- The downloaded file must be opened and the terms and conditions accepted before use.
If you want to create installation media (a USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to use on another computer, choose that option from the first screen. - While your computer’s settings will determine the language, architecture, and other bootable disc settings, you should deselect the Select the appropriate settings for the PC associated with the password by using the options suggested for this computer (if you are creating this on a different PC, and you probably are).
- After being asked where you’d want to save the image, select the appropriate storage medium from the drop-down menu and click Next.
- Select the desired removable media from the list that appears after clicking “Next,” such as a USB flash drive or DVD optical disc drive.
- After you click Next, the Media Creation Tool will begin downloading the installation files.
Your recovery drive, from which you should be booting, can now be started, marking a significant step towards resolving the booting issue.
- Put in the installation disc you bought or made, then boot the machine. According to the OS you’ve installed, the first screen will look slightly different.
- When you boot up Windows, you’ll see the Setup window. This is where you may select the language and time zone that you want to use. Make sure to enter them correctly and then click the Repair your computer link at the bottom of the window.
- As soon as the Choose an option menu appears, select Troubleshoot >> Reset this PC. Your saved documents will remain intact, but all of your apps will be removed. Please wait for the process to complete before proceeding with the on-screen instructions. See if the BSODs are still repeating themselves.
Method 2: Roll Back Recent Registry Modifications
Faulty registry settings are another common cause of system failure, and fixing them when you can’t even access your computer is next to impossible.
Because of this, if you want to get into Command Prompt and undo the changes we made to your computer’s registry in Solution 1, you’ll need to utilise the recovery media you made.
- To begin, boot your computer and then insert the installation drive you already own or have just produced. It’s important to note that the opening screen looks different depending on the OS you’re using.
- Windows Setup will launch and ask you to specify language, time zone, and other preferences. Select the Repair your computer option at the bottom of the window when you’ve entered them correctly.
- You should select Troubleshoot >> Advanced >> Command Prompt when the Choose an option screen appears. If you want to move forward, you must select the Administrator account.
- To access the System32 directory on your hard disc, enter the following command:
CD Windows\System32
5. In Command Prompt, navigate to the config folder using the two commands below to view its contents.
CD config
DIR
6. See if a directory labelled “RegBack” exists. A more recent date ought to be indicated there. If you find it, you may execute the two commands below to open up that directory and display its contents.
CD RegBack
DIR
7. These five files are the very minimum and should appear in the list of files that opens. We’ll be using the terms DEFAULT, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, and SYSTEM. Don’t freak out if the scale shows they’re exactly zero in size.
8. To revert modifications to the registry, you must reinstall these critical system files. Files with the same names can be found in the config folder, which can be accessed from the top.
9. The files in config are being utilised at the moment, while the ones in regback are a backup. To accomplish this, you must execute the commands shown below.
10. The command will undo all changes by going back to the config folder and giving all the existing files new names. If you want this approach to work, don’t forget any of the commands!
CD..
REN DEFAULT DEFAULT1
REN SAM SAM1
REN SECURITY SECURITY1
REN SOFTWARE SOFTWARE1
REN SYSTEM SYSTEM1
11. The final set of commands will replace the damaged registry with a previous backup, allowing the computer to boot normally. This backup is located in the RegBack folder.
CD RegBack
COPY * C:\WINDOWS\System32\config
12. An alert telling you that five files were successfully copied should appear. To restart your computer, select that option from the Troubleshoot menu. When it restarts, everything should be back to normal on your PC.
