If you haven’t updated yet, hold off until Microsoft fixes it.
This term is really just the popularized name for what is technically called astop messageorstop error.
The example here on this page is a BSOD as you might see one in Windows 8 or newer.
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Earlier versions of Windows had a somewhat less friendly appearance.
For one, it means everything has to stop, at least as far as theoperating systemis concerned.
This is where the proper termstop errorcomes from.
Others happen at various times during your use of your box and so tend to be easier to solve.
From Windows 95 through Windows 7, the BSOD didn’t change much.
A dark blue background and silver text.
Stop errors in other operating systems aren’t called BSODs but insteadkernal panicsin macOS and Linux, andbugchecksin OpenVMS.
