We write BSOD, we read panic: initially, the terrible blue screen of death - that is the one that Windows showed and still shows today in the event of a fatal error - has always put a sense of agitation in all the poor users who have found themselves there. in front of.
Initially it was an error message with some indecipherable numeric codes, and then it "progressed" into slightly more "readable" errors, until - from Windows 8.1 up - to become a screen that, complete with a sad smiley, tactfully induces the user to reboot the machine and to call for help if the problem is not solved, reducing the error code to a few words written in smaller characters.
It seems that Windows 10 wants to "improve" - if we can speak of improvement - even more the disturbing BSOD: starting from build Insider 14316 (to be clear, the one that also introduced the Linux subsystem), in it a QR code ready to be scanned also appears with the smartphone / tablet camera and that can offer further information the fatal error that occurred.
At the moment the QR code that appears takes you back to a generic help page where all the common mistakes that can cause a BSOD, however, it is not difficult to imagine how much this mechanism could be improved in the future - perhaps sending the user to a dedicated page of the knowledge base or searching for the error code on Bing.
In short, a small but useful addition that could speed up the work of professionals - or anyone who is capable of it - in order to bring the device back "to life".
