{"id":148037,"date":"2019-10-02T15:40:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T15:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=148037"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:29:59","slug":"how-fix-windows-10-blue-screen-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-fix-windows-10-blue-screen-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix common Windows 10 blue screen errors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dreaded blue screen of death. If you\u2019re a Microsoft Windows user, you\u2019ll have brushed up against its icy touch more than once. The BSoD is an error message you receive whenever your operating system has experienced a critical error. Blue screens normally show up when Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 is faulty or when an uncorrectable error or a registry error is unable to be fixed.<\/p>\n

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The really frustrating thing about blue screen error codes is that they don\u2019t tell you much about what has actually caused the stop error. Sure, you might see something like \u201cwindows 10 blue screen error irql_not_less_or_equal\u201d, “critical_process_died” or \u201cwindows 10 blue screen video_dxgkrnl_fatal_error\u201d but nine times out of ten it\u2019ll take further investigation for you to understand what the blue screen error is about and more importantly, how to fix it.<\/p>\n

This is where we come in as your antivirus or malware program won’t help here. Let\u2019s then look at how to fix Window<\/a>s and get into some solutions on how to fix common blue screen errors for Windows 10.<\/p>\n

Most common blue screen errors for Windows 10<\/h2>\n

You normally see blue screen errors on Windows 10 when you\u2019re doing one of three things. They come when you\u2019re pushing your system to its limits, upgrading to the latest version of Windows, or booting up your PC and launching Windows. Usually, these errors are caused by the same types of issue, which could be a buggy bit of code, a hardware problem, something not being right in the upgrade you\u2019re trying to install, or an attempt to run a piece of software that isn\u2019t compatible with Windows or your device.<\/p>\n

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Fixing a Windows 10 BSoD error after or during an upgrade<\/h3>\n

When your system shows the blue screen error code, if it is working properly, it will undo the damage and then go back to the previous state before you started doing what you were doing. The bad news is, it won\u2019t fix the problem, it\u2019ll only remove it. This means that until you figure out what is causing it, you\u2019ll keep seeing the error every time you try to upgrade Windows 10. Fear not though, we\u2019re here to help you figure out what is going on.<\/p>\n

Not enough space on your hard drive<\/h5>\n

You might be seeing the blue screen error code because your primary hard drive doesn\u2019t have enough space to install the upgrade correctly<\/a>. Once your system has rebooted go and see how much space you have on your primary drive and if you don\u2019t have much, clear out some space and try again.<\/p>\n

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To clear space on your primary hard drive<\/a> go to Settings<\/strong>, then hit Apps<\/strong>, and finally click Apps & features<\/strong>. You\u2019ll then see a list of all your installed apps, and you can select the apps you don\u2019t use too often and uninstall them.<\/p>\n

Flawed upgrade files<\/h5>\n

The other main reason you could be seeing the blue screen error during an upgrade is because the upgrade files didn\u2019t download correctly and could have a flaw or be damaged in some way. If you have plenty of space on your main hard drive, it is likely that this will be behind the BSoD.<\/p>\n

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To fix this problem, you\u2019ll need to remove the downloaded upgrade files and then re-download them. To do so go to the Windows 10 settings menu, click System <\/strong>and then Storage<\/strong>. Once here you\u2019ll have to find the Storage sense <\/strong>option and then click the Free space now<\/strong> option. The damaged upgrade files will be stored in your Windows Temporary files so you\u2019re going to need to uncheck all the other options and only leave the Temporary Windows installation files <\/strong>button checked. Once you\u2019ve removed these files you should try and install the upgrade again and see what happens.<\/p>\n

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Fixing a Windows 10 Blue Screen Error on Startup or during normal use<\/h2>\n

The key to fixing blue screen codes that happen during startup or during normal use is to think about what you were doing before the blue screen of death flashed up. This is because whereas sometimes your system will be able to undo the problem itself and reboot to its previous state, there is also a good chance it\u2019ll lock itself into a repeating BSoD cycle and you\u2019ll have to undo the problematic action yourself.<\/p>\n

If you can boot Windows after the Blue Screen of Death<\/h5>\n

If Windows boots normally, you\u2019re still going to want to backtrack from what you were doing and uninstall whatever it was that you think caused the problem; whether that be an update, a driver, or a program.<\/p>\n

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