How to Crash Your PC (Safely): Mastering BSODs with Sysinternals’ NotMyFault
Want to practice handling BSODs without risking your sanity? Use Sysinternals’ NotMyFault tool to trigger a Blue Screen of Death. Just don’t blame us if your computer starts seeing red!
Hot Take:
Who said BSODs can’t be fun? Sysinternals’ NotMyFault tool proves you can crash your PC on purpose without the usual tears and hair-pulling. It’s like a rollercoaster ride for your computer, minus the part where you lose your lunch.
Key Points:
- NotMyFault is a tool designed to deliberately cause a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).
- Ideal for practicing and documenting BSOD handling procedures.
- Clicking the “Crash” button will immediately crash the machine.
- Post-crash, use WinDBG or BlueScreenView to analyze the crash dump.
- Move dump files to another machine for analysis if needed.
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