Clarify that Stop errors are _not_ app errors

There is still confusion in BSOD analysis about whether a user-mode
process can cause a stop error and it is important to clarify that they
cannot.
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Bruce Dawson
2021-03-29 15:06:18 -07:00
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@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Our analysis of the root causes of crashes indicates the following:
- 5 percent are caused by Microsoft code
- 15 percent have unknown causes (because the memory is too corrupted to analyze)
Note that the root cause of Stop errors is never a user-mode process. While a user-mode process (such as Notepad or Slack) may trigger a Stop error, it is merely exposing the underlying bug which is always in a driver, hardware, or the OS.
## General troubleshooting steps
To troubleshoot Stop error messages, follow these general steps: