A bug in Windows 10 causes a blue screen when accessing a specific path

Source: Geeknetic added 20th Jan 2021

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by Jordi Bercial Ago 25 minutes ago

We recently talked about a vulnerability in the NTFS file system that could lead to partial file system corruption , something that Windows 10 I would try to correct by analyzing the disk , and that may or may not cause problems with subsequent booting of the operating system. this time, it is a bug in Windows 10 which causes that, when accessing a specific route, a blue screen is generated and we lose all work in progress.

As we can see in the video, access \. globalroot device condrv kernelconnect will cause a blue screen due to because this path corresponds to a device path that requires some parameters, for example “attach” , and to access the path directly, these parameters are not attached, causing an exception that ends up taking the system ahead.

It is expected that Microsoft will solve this bug quickly in a future update, because although it is true that it does not pose any greater risk, yes that there are ways to cause a blue screen on each computer startup through this method , something that can prevent access to the computer by the user due to malware that try to access this path at system startup.

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Jordi Bercial

Avid enthusiast of technology and electronics. I messed around with computer components almost since I learned to ride. I started working at Geeknetic after winning a contest on their forum for writing hardware articles. Drift, mechanics and photography lover. Don’t be shy and leave a comment on my articles if you have any questions.