Windows 10 debuts Blue QR Code of Death – and why malware will love it

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    Microsoft has added a QR code to its infamous Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10.

    As of Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14316, when the operating system falls over, you get not only the sad ASCII smiley but also a QR square that contains an encoded URL that leads you to a webpage about your problem. Scan it with a smartphone or other handheld and your browser will be taken to the embedded web addresses.

    Right now, it just points to windows.com/stopcode, which explains typical Blue-Screen-of-Death causes, but in future it could contain detailed information about the crash – or something a little more user-friendly than something like MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION.

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/12/windows_10_bsod_qrcode/
     
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