Windows 10: Windows 10 Blue Screen Of Death With QR Code

Hello


I've just bought myself a brand new laptop, switched it on and let it do its introduction but within 10 minutes of switching on, I get the BSOD with a QR code but I wasn't quick enough to scan the code as I wasn't expecting a BSOD on a brand new laptop.


Now I don't know why it BSOD'd me so I was wondering if the Laptop stored the fault somewhere for me to find


If so, where would it be?


I'm scared to use it now as I'm worried the BSOD has caused a problem.


Thank you

:)

 

Windows 10 BSOD Errors to Come with Troubleshooting QR-Codes

With its latest Preview Build (build 14316), Microsoft patched Windows 10 to make BSOD (blue-screen of death) errors more useful for system analysts and power-users. The blue-screen now puts up a QR-code to the knowledge-base page related to the error. Microsoft also set up an easy to remember URL at "windows.com/stopcode" for quick-reference to info and possible fixes to various kinds of errors.

The Register makes a valid case for how QR-codes in BSOD screens can be misused by malware developers. Malware or ransomware developers can now make their wares fake a BSOD screen with a QR-code that leads to their web-page to steal your information, or point you to download even more malware.





Source: The Register

 

Microsoft Adds QR Codes To BSOD's


See: Windows 10 blue screen of death? Now Microsoft adds QR codes to BSOD crash support | ZDNet

 

Windows 10 Insider build 14316 adds QR codes to bluescreens of death


Windows 10 Insider build 14316 adds QR codes to bluescreens of death

One of the more frustrating aspects of using a personal computer–any computer, in fact–are the inevitable bugs and crashes. Every modern operating system suffers from the same, and sometimes those crashes can be catastrophic, requiring hard reboots to resolve. Windows has its own version of these sorts of crashes, once called the black screen of death (BSOD) and more recently evolved into the blue screen of death (also BSOD).

BSOD’s have always presented sometimes arcane bits of information on what problem caused the crash, and in the past, the information sometimes flew by so quickly that no normal person could jot down error codes and other information fast enough to help with troubleshooting. It looks like Microsoft might be working to help with this specific issue, according to forum visitor at BetaArchive, who posted a screenshot from Windows 10 Insider build 14316 showing a QR code embedded in a BSOD.

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Windows 10 Insider build 14316 adds QR codes to bluescreens of death