I still get Windows 11 BSOD. That definitely hasn't gone away!

Someone1234 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Commonly that isn't a software issue though, that's a hardware problem being [correctly] indicated by software. With three notable exceptions:

- Windows 1.0 through ME era: Legitimately an unstable OS due to dangerous memory model/lack of memory isolation.

- Windows NT through XP: Before KPP was added, software was monkey-patching the kernel, and it was causing instability (particularly multiple trying to over-patch each other). For example during that era it wasn't UNCOMMON for antivirus to do so as a matter of course.

- Windows Vista Specific: They made significant changes to the driver model of several popular device types, and manufacturers weren't ready. So a lot of driver-related failures.

But since then, it has mostly be smooth sailing. If you see a BSOD, you can trace it down, and more often than not the source will be underlying hardware failure which is why BSOD exists and isn't a software bug or problem.

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matja 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And even that got worse - now there's no driver name, exception address or stop codes, so you can't even web search for anything.

	▲	c0nsumer an hour ago \| parent [-]
		All of this is logged just the same in event logs. It's just not displayed right on the blue screen message.

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thrownawaysz 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Personal anecode of course but last time I've seen one was around ~2010.

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epolanski 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Since Windows 7, which was I think almost 20 years ago, I've seen a single BSOD.

I've seen more on MacOs/OSX in the same time frame.

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doubled112 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I’ve seen them from AMD and Nvidia drivers.

Antivirus on my work Windows laptop has caused countless BSODs. VPN clients are often junk.

I had a KVM that could occasionally trigger one.

Windows itself seems to be pretty BSOD free. It is almost always something installed after or hardware.

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Razengan 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I still see BSODs on random public displays all over the world while traveling.

There's got to be a subreddit for that I'm sure

Sure they might be using older unpatched Windows but it only reinforces its reputation of being crap and perpetuates the meme.

	▲	pixl97 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Eh, take a pic of the BSOD and see what the error is based on. Having worked support for a long time you'll commonly find those things are bad ram or overheating hardware. Quite often you'll see non-windows displays like that crashed too.