Windows 10 Creators Green Screen of Death Fix

About Windows 10 PC Green Screen

Windows 10 has a lesser-known counterpart to the infamous blue screen of death (BSOD): the green screen of death. This error screen only appears when running an Insider Preview version of Windows 10, and displays a similar error message to the traditional BSOD, indicating a system crash.

The Windows 10 green screen of death error is similar to the blue screen error, but with a green background and a message indicating you're using a Windows Insider Build. If you experience this error, access your data and save them to another location before attempting to fix the issue.

How to Protect Data from Windows 10 Green Screen of Death

Before troubleshooting the GSOD issue, it's a good idea to save your computer data using Qiling bootable data recovery software, which can help recover data even if Windows is broken, crashes, or becomes non-bootable.

Step 1. Download Deep Data Recovery on a healthy computer, then create a bootable CD/DVD or USB drive using Qiling WinPE.

Step 2. Launch the software. Select CD/DVD or USB drive and click "Proceed".

Step 3. Reboot and set to run your computer from the created bootable disk.

Step 4. Select the disk where you want to rescue data and click "Scan". 

Step 5. Let the software scan the disk to find all data on the selected drive.

Step 6. Select all desired files and click "Recover".

How to Fix Windows 10 Green Screen of Death

The troubleshooting steps for Windows 10's green screen of death are similar to those for blue screen of death and black screen of death. To start troubleshooting, the steps are as follows: 1) Try to restart your computer, 2) Check for loose connections, 3) Run a full system scan with an anti-virus software, 4) Check for any software updates, 5) Run the System File Checker (SFC) tool, 6) Run the DISM tool, 7) Check for any hardware issues, 8) Check for any driver issues, and 9) If none of the above steps work, consider reinstalling Windows 10. 10) If the issue persists, consider seeking professional help.

Step 1.  Check if there is a peripheral connected to the computer.

If your PC is showing a dead green screen due to an external device, try removing all peripherals such as a power cord, mouse, USB drive, or digital camera to see if it resolves the issue.

Step 2. Try to restart your PC for three more times, during the boot start Automatic Repair. Go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System Startup and click the Restart button. When your computer restarts again, select Safe Mode with Networking.

To fix the green screen issue, press the Windows + X keys, go to Device Manager, navigate to Display Adapter, click on Driver, then select Update Driver, and choose to browse your computer for the driver software. Install the latest updates, restart your PC, and check if the green screen persists.

Step 3. To fix the green screen of death on your PC, go to the Microsoft Update page, download the Windows 10 Creators Update ISO files, and put them on a bootable CD/DVD or USB drive. Boot your PC from this drive, select Troubleshoot, then Repair your computer, and follow the wizard to run Startup Repair. This should resolve the startup issue.

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