Wednesday, April 13th 2016
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
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.
11 Comments on Windows 10 BSOD Errors to Come with Troubleshooting QR-Codes
If Microsoft wants to help on the BSOD front, the first thing they should do is disable the default to automatically restart. People don't even realize something is wrong when they don't see the BSOD in the first place. They should also remove all of the generic crap on the BSOD and only include the information that is useful for fixing it. It should be something as simple as: You know...something that's actually meaningful and useful.
I had issues with a system I thought was first memory related, then GPU, and then PSU with vauge error codes and event logs not saying much, but using a debugger I found a statement actually saying that the problem was ... I think it said either corrupt registers in the CPU or some communications in the motherboard. That the error, not shown in any error log apart from what I found with a debugger, was due one of two things. And seeing how CPU's are bulletproof it was obvious the motherboard was at fault, and it was. But the interesting part is that that useful error messege didn't really exist anywhere accesible.
a slight edit
Windows 10 has detected
HARDWARE FAULT:
0x0001001A Old Hardware
READ
Advisement:
-Run hardware diagnostics (especially memory)
-If memory was recently added, remove it.
-Reseat memory.
Upgrade to Skylake System
It shouldn't require internet access on any device to diagnose; QR codes are a step in the wrong direction as far as I'm concerned.