This summer's Windows 10 update will add QR codes to the Blue Screen of Death. Smart idea or just more frustration? Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and ...

In an effort to better enable troubleshooting, Microsoft is reportedly trying out QR codes with Windows 10 BSODs. Starting with the latest Windows 10 Preview builds, Microsoft is adding a QR code that ...

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The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has been a part of Windows since the beginning. When a Windows PC encounters a serious problem, the operating system can crash and ...

The QR codes appeared in build 14316 of the Windows 10 Insider Preview, according to Ars Technica. Though it currently points to a generic help page, the QR code will presumably eventually direct ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you encounter the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death" when you use Windows 10, you might also see a ...

Windows users have probably all seen the dreaded Blue Screen of Death or BSOD more than a few times. The problem with the BSOD is that it traditionally offers very little information on how to fix the ...

It seems the QR code is a new addition to the latest preview build of Windows 10 for Insiders, so we'll reserve final judgement on its implementation until we see it action on regular installs. In the ...

The latest version addresses one of my pet peeves, which was the lack of a loading article indicator aka 'the spinny dots'. There is also a new option under Settings > Reading for our QR codes that ...

Microsoft will use QR matrix barcodes in order to better inform Windows 10 users about what caused their computers to freeze. Although the company has decades of experience in the tech industry, it ...

Windows 10 has already added many new features compared to Windows 8.1 and had recently become the most popular OS for gamers too. However, it's one of the classic Windows fail moments that looks set ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Microsoft is trying to make Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) errors more helpful through the inclusion of ...