When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft shares detailed guide to fix Windows 11/10 blue screen (BSOD) Sayan Sen · May 11 ...

In 1993, the BSOD became a permanent fixture in Windows NT, signaling unrecoverable system errors, and it gained even more notoriety when the "frowny face" and QR code were added in Windows 8 and 10.

First, some history. The issue was reported on May 15 by Windows Latest. “Windows 10 KB5058379 is causing PCs to boot into Windows Recovery and require BitLocker key.