Friday, August 1, 2025

"Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart" BSOD Issue


 











If your laptop keeps restarting repeatedly and shows a message like:

"Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart"

That’s a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error loop. Here’s a step-by-step guide to fix it:

🔍 Step 1: Note the Error Code

If you can, read the error on the blue screen like:

  • CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED

  • INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

  • BAD_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INFO

  • Or a hex code like 0x000000EF

📷 If it's too fast to read, record a video on your phone and pause it to see the code.

🛠 Step 2: Enter Safe Mode

  1. Turn off the laptop forcefully (hold power button 5-10 seconds).

  2. Turn it on, then as soon as the logo appears, turn it off again.

  3. Repeat this 3 times, Windows will show:

    “Preparing Automatic Repair”

  4. Let it load → Then click:

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    Advanced options > Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart

  5. When options show, press:

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    4 = Safe Mode
5 = Safe Mode with Networking

🔧 Step 3: Once in Safe Mode

A) Uninstall Recent Software/Driver

  • Go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a Program

  • Remove any software installed recently before the problem started

B) Update Drivers

  • Open Device Manager

  • Right-click → Update or Roll Back problematic drivers (especially display, audio, chipset)

C) Disable Auto Restart on Crash

  1. Press Win + R → Type: sysdm.cpl → Enter

  2. Go to Advanced tab > Startup and Recovery > Settings

  3. Uncheck: ✅ Automatically restart

🧹 Step 4: System Repair (If Safe Mode Fails)

  1. Boot into Advanced Startup again

  2. Go to:

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    Troubleshoot > Advanced Options

Then try these one by one:

  • ✅ Startup Repair – lets Windows fix itself

  • ✅ System Restore – roll back to a working state (if restore point exists)

  • ✅ Command Prompt – and run:

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    sfc /scannow
chkdsk C: /f /r

💡 Step 5: If Nothing Works

  • Boot from a Windows installation USB/DVD

  • Select:

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    Repair your computer > Troubleshoot

  • Try system restore or reset from there

🔄 Optional Last Resort

If still stuck in loop:

  • Backup data using external bootable tools (like Hiren’s BootCD PE or Ubuntu Live)

  • Reinstall Windows