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Just saw a "blue screen" in Windows 10. I wanted to google the error message but the moment I reached the phone to take a photo - computer rebooted.
Can I find this error message somewhere in the logs?
Boykodev
Posted 2016-07-05T18:15:20.887
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Yes, it's recorded in the Event Log. I quote the bsod tag wiki:
If you didn't catch the BSOD display, information about the crash can be found in in System event log (viewable in the Event Viewer,
eventvwr.msc). Error events from theBugChecksource contain the bugcheck code, the parameters, and the path to the dump file on the General tab. Critical events from theKernel-Powersource contain the code and parameters in theEventDatasection of the Details tab.For a list of all possible BSOD errors and their descriptions, see the Bug Check Code Reference.
Once you get the numeric bugcheck code as a hexadecimal number, you can consult that reference to find its symbolic name.
Ben N
Posted 2016-07-05T18:15:20.887
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3The general tab has only this information:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.I can't find an error message there. – Boykodev – 2016-07-05T18:31:26.9733Right, the
Kernel-Powerevents only show the bugcheck code on the Details tab.BugCheckevents have that information on the General tab. – Ben N – 2016-07-05T18:33:38.457There is no message there either. There is BugCheck Code and some other numbers but no actual message that I saw on a "blue screen". – Boykodev – 2016-07-05T18:54:05.433
@Boykodev Right, you need to look up the code in the code reference. I'll make that clearer in my answer. – Ben N – 2016-07-05T18:54:45.400
So no way to see an error message again? Because googling the BugCheck Code not giving me that message. – Boykodev – 2016-07-05T18:56:26.197
@Boykodev Please look at the linked "Bug Check Code Reference" document to find the name from the number. – Ben N – 2016-07-05T18:58:03.013