BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) errors are the bane of Windows systems. Ever since the first Windows came out, users have been dreading and fighting Windows stop errors. Windows 8 is no exception because it gets BSOD errors just like any other Windows OS. The SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD in Windows 8 is one of the errors that occur more often than others. In this article we’ll tell you more about this error and help you fix it.

What Is SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD Error?

A SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION error usually indicates that your computer has a problem with RAM or that one of your drivers is faulty.

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Windows 8 is compatible with a wide range of hardware devices and software programs, you may still need to update your drivers to have things run smoothly. And sometimes updating your drivers will even enable new features – you often see this with video and audio cards. And if your install of Windows 8 is a clean install, it requires you to install hardware drivers anyway because they don’t get installed automatically.

Installing and updating drivers in Windows 8 is pretty easy. Here is how: Read the rest of this entry »

Video cards are something that every computer has. Without a video card your PC will be useless because there will be no picture. A lot of computers come with AMD ATI graphic cards, which are really good. ATI Radeon is a very well-known brand that has recently been acquired by AMD. The name is now different, but the quality stayed the same.

If you want to keep your ATI video card working properly and avoid any problems with graphics on your PC, you should update ATI drivers on a regular basis. Doing that will ensure that there are no driver issues or conflicts. Read the rest of this entry »

Suddenly having no sound on computer without any particular reason is a very common issue. Hundreds of users experience this problem on a daily basis and struggle trying to fix it. Here are some tips that will help you get your sound back in no time.

Most likely, you are not getting any sound because there is something wrong with your audio card driver. Either it’s outdated, or it’s missing or corrupt. You’ll need to check what’s wrong before you decide how to fix it.

The first thing you should do is open the Device Manager on your computer and check your sound driver for conflict signs. To open the Device Manager, do the following: Read the rest of this entry »

Outdated and conflicting drivers are one of the most common causes of computer problems. When your computer starts acting strange, freezes and crashes, driver conflicts is one of the first things you should check for. This is especially true if your peripheral devices, like printers and scanners, stop working correctly. When that happens, you should fix the conflicts and update outdated drivers. The quickest and the easiest way to update your drivers is to use a driver scanner – a piece of software that makes automatic driver updates possible.

Using a third party program to update device drivers can save you a lot of time and trouble. However, you need to be absolutely sure that the driver updater you are using is reliable and its database is kept updated with the latest drivers for all sorts of devices. If you try to update drivers using low quality software, you risk ruining your PC. Driver updates can’t be taken lightly because an incorrect update can do more harm than good. Just imagine that a piece of software downloads the wrong driver for your sound card and you lose all sound on your computer. That’s why you need to be 100% sure that the driver scanner you are using is reliable. Read the rest of this entry »