How to Fix Windows 10 Orange Screen of Death Issue?

Why does the orange screen of death appear?

Usually, when you encounter a Windows 10 orange screen of death error , it means that there is a problem with your computer hardware, such as the graphics card. But in fact, there are some common reasons for this error, such as:

●CPU overclocking causes GPU overload.

● softOSD.exe file.

●Faulty graphics driver.

After understanding the possible causes of the orange screen of death error, in order to better protect your computer files, it is recommended that you transfer the important The data. If your computer hard disk saves very important files, but at this time you cannot transfer the files because Windows cannot be started, you can try to use Renee PassNow to transfer or restore important files in the computer without entering the Windows system. document. The following are the detailed operation steps.

Use Renee PassNow to transfer or restore important data

1. What is Renee PassNow?

Renee PassNow is a professional system rescue software, which can help Windows users clear Windows account passwords, create new administrator accounts; restore disk/memory card data, recover data after hard disk formatting; transfer disk files; erase or scan Disk files, etc. In addition, this software also supports repairing Windows system problems, such as: repairing MBR boot records, DBR error parameters, 0xc00000e, Windows system startup failure, and some problems that cause black screen or blue screen, etc. As a system rescue tool with various functions, it is perfectly compatible with multiple systems including Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista, and can meet the system rescue needs of different users.

2. How to use Renee PassNow to transfer or restore data?

When your computer cannot enter the system normally due to the orange screen of death , you can create a startup disk through Renee PassNow, and then start the computer through the startup disk, and then use the functions provided by the software to transfer or restore data. The specific steps are as follows:

Step 1: Download and install Renee PassNow on other computers that can log in and run normally, then connect the U disk to the PC, run Renee PassNow, and then check in “Step 1: Select creation method” (Create a Live USB) option. (Note: Before performing this operation, please make sure that the important files in the U disk have been saved in other locations, because the operation process will delete all the data in the U disk.)

Step 2: Next, select (x64) or (x86) according to the system type, click the (Download Now) button to download the ISO file, click the (Create a Live USB) button after the file is downloaded, and click the (Eject USB) button.

Step 3: Connect the created boot device to the computer that needs to transfer data, turn on the computer, and then the shortcut key to enter the BIOS will be displayed on the computer screen (the display time of this interface is very short, maybe only one or two seconds), click continuously BIOS shortcut key to enter the BIOS setting interface, and then set the boot U disk as the first in the boot sequence in Boot Priority, then save the settings and restart the computer.

Step 4: Wait for a while, after Renee PassNow is loaded, select (Data Transfer). If you need to transfer the data of the entire hard disk, you can select the (Data Backup) option.

Step 5: You can click on each disk drive letter (C/D/E/F, etc.) to check whether important files are lost. If not, it is recommended that you transfer them to an external disk. The operation of transferring data is very simple. For example, if you want to transfer the data in the C drive to the G drive, you can first select the C drive on the upper left, select the G drive on the upper right, and then select the files in the C drive, and click the Copy function button in the middle. Disk data can be easily transferred. If there is a file you want to delete, you can also click the (Delete) button in the middle after selecting the file, but the deletion operation cannot be undone, please operate with caution.

Step 6: If you find that there is data loss, please select the (Undeleter) option on the main interface of the function, and click the (Run) button.

Step 7: Select (Fast Partition Scan) to scan the target hard disk.

Step 8: After the scan is complete, select the file to be recovered, click the (Recover) button to execute the data recovery command, please save the file in another external disk, eject the U disk after the recovery is complete, and then perform other operations on the computer, such as maintenance , replace the hard disk or reinstall the system, etc.

The above are the detailed steps to restore and transfer data when you cannot enter the system. Let’s learn how to fix the orange screen of death.

3. How to fix Windows 10 orange screen of death?

1. Enter safe mode

Safe mode is a diagnostic mode of Windows. In safe mode, you can fix some system-related issues by uninstalling/updating incompatible software/drivers, deleting problematic files, cleaning viruses, etc. When the Windows orange screen crashes, you can run the computer from the Windows installation disk and enter the safe mode to solve the current problem. The specific operation steps are as follows:

Step 1: Install Windows Disk (DVD or USB) into the computer. Continuously click F2 or F10 or DEL or ESC shortcut key (varies with the computer brand) to enter the BIOS setting interface when starting up, set the first boot sequence to the Windows installation disk, and then make the computer start from the installation disk, in the Windows installation program “Install Now” interface, select the (Repair your computer) option to enter the recovery environment.

Step 2: After entering the recovery environment, select (Troubleshoot) > (Advanced Options) > (Startup Settings). When the computer restarts, you can choose the desired safe mode by pressing the corresponding number. Here you can press 5 to enable Safe Mode with Networking.

After the computer enters safe mode, you can perform a series of general repairs on the computer.

2. Update the graphics card driver

When your graphics card driver is not updated in time, the error shown in this article may appear, solve The method is to update the drivers that have errors or have not been updated in time. The method to update the driver is relatively simple, the specific operation steps are as follows:

Step 1: Start the Windows computer, and then press the keyboard (Windows key + R) at the same time, it will run The window opens. After entering the command (devmgmt.msc), click the (OK) button to enter the Device Manager.

Step 2: Next, right click on the graphics driver and select the (Update Driver) option.

Step 3: Next, select the (Search automatically for updated driver software) option, and then follow the instructions to complete the driver update. After the command has finished executing, restart the computer and see if the problem is resolved.

3. Uninstall softOSD software

According to statistics, SoftOSD software may cause an orange screen of death error in the Windows system, so if your computer installs It is recommended to uninstall this software to solve the current problem. The following are the detailed steps to uninstall the software:

Step 1: Run the computer, click the (Start) button in the lower left corner, and find (Settings).

Step 2: Next, in the “Settings” interface, find (application) and enter the corresponding interface. Next, click the (Applications and Features) option on the left, search for and click the SoftOSD application on the right, and press the (Uninstall) button to successfully uninstall the faulty program. In addition to the SoftOSD application, if you installed other software recently, you can also try uninstalling it to see if the problem recurs.

4. Restore overclocking settings

overclocking, simply speaking, is to artificially increase the external frequency or multiplier of the CPU, so that the operating frequency can be greatly improved Boost, i.e. CPU overclocking. When we overclock a CPU, various changes occur, such as hardware clock frequency, multiplier, or voltage, causing the system to generate more signals than usual. Therefore, the CPU or GPU may become unstable. And the orange freeze error also indicates that your GPU is overloaded. Therefore, you can try to restore the overclocking settings to the default values.

5. Reset game settings

Many gamers reported experiencing orange freezes after adjusting some in-game graphics settings. Therefore, if you encounter such issues during gameplay, we recommend that you reset the game settings to default.