BlueScreenView

BlueScreenView is a free portable tool by NirSoft that reads Windows minidump files generated after a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crash. It identifies which driver caused the crash, shows the error code and displays the call stack, all without requiring debugging tools like WinDbg.

What it does

When you launch BlueScreenView, it automatically scans the C:\Windows\Minidump folder and lists every BSOD event recorded on the system. Each entry shows the crash date, the bug check code (for example IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION), and the driver that triggered the fault. The lower panel highlights the responsible drivers in pink, making it easy to spot the culprit at a glance.

You can sort crashes by date to find recent patterns, export the full list to HTML, CSV, XML or text for sharing on technical forums, and point the program at a minidump folder from a different computer if you are troubleshooting remotely. The entire application is a single executable that runs without installation. There is nothing to configure. You open it, see your crash history, and get the driver name you need to investigate or update.

Who it is for

I open BlueScreenView as the first step whenever a Windows machine starts crashing with blue screens. It tells me in seconds whether the problem is a GPU driver, a network adapter or something else entirely, and that alone saves hours of guessing. I recommend it to anyone doing PC troubleshooting, whether you are a technician, a gamer dealing with unstable overclocks, or just a regular user who wants to understand why their computer crashed. For deeper analysis you will eventually need WinDbg, but BlueScreenView gets you the answer 80 percent of the time without any learning curve.