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BlueScreenView

By Johan van Soest.

Published : 2014-01-29.

Last updated : 2019-07-26.

Do you have a Windows computer (pc/notebook/tablet) with recurring error message screens (BlueScreen) and can't do much with the cryptic message? From Windows 10 onwards there is a qr code that is a bit helpful, but it is not really enlightening. Windows has the option to create a diagnostic file (minidump) in the event of an error, but this is also an unreadable file.

BSOD example. BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' (BSoD) crashes and displays the information about all crashes in one easy table overview.
It automatically provides a Google link to a webpage containing information of the BSoD reason.
BlueScreenView works with 32 bit and 64 bit Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, as long as Windows is configured to save minidump files during BSOD crashes.

Download

Download BlueScreenView

Configuring minidump files

If your system doesn't create MiniDump files on a blue screen crash, try to configure it according to the following article: How to configure Windows to create MiniDump files on BSOD. No installation required.

Pricing

BlueScreenView is a free tool (even for commercial use) by NirSoft. You can support Nir Sofer by making a donation on his site.

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