alt.hn

5/14/2026 at 4:10:54 PM

Dell confirms its SupportAssist software causes Windows BSOD crashes

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/dell-confirms-its-supportassist-software-causes-windows-bsod-crashes/

by Brajeshwar

5/15/2026 at 1:35:01 AM

We pushed out a policy to ban it forever after the disruption it caused. Caused again I mean... Huge time waster.

by jakedata

5/14/2026 at 5:57:43 PM

   0xEF_DellSupportAss_BUGCHECK_CRITICAL_PROCESS
I wonder if whoever worked on this wasn't fully on board with the whole idea.

by CamperBob2

5/14/2026 at 8:20:48 PM

Ha. Probably "Assert".

by Schiendelman

5/14/2026 at 4:46:21 PM

wow, slow clap literally 7 years after I told them so when I had a Dell laptop.

by davydm

5/14/2026 at 4:47:48 PM

yes, this is a new bout, but the result is the same - SupportAssist simply should not have the capabilities to bluescreen your device /eof.

by davydm