So maybe it's fitting that Microsoft elected to integrate a widely unloved technology into the most widely unloved Windows 'feature.' Never mind that most users will have no idea what to do when that code appears on their screen.įortunately, it's actually quite easy to use QR codes, and they could prove helpful in delivering troubleshooting help to users with PC programs - or at least more helpful than cryptic messages like 'CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED.' All you need is an app that can scan the codes. Shout out to one of our participatin.' Craft on the Coast on Instagram: 'Keep your friends close and your local craft brewery closer. No one understood them, and those who did didn't find them particularly useful. 10 Likes, 0 Comments - Craft on the Coast (craftoncoastnc) on Instagram: 'Keep your friends close and your local craft brewery closer. The squiggly square boxes never caught on.

Soon, QR codes would be everywhere.Īnd then they went pretty much nowhere. In other words, they were like bar codes, but with embedded Web links.Īnd they were the future, according to many a tech pundit. The idea was that with a flash of your phone's camera, you could quickly access Web pages and other information. See, back in 2011, the Quick Response Code started appearing in a variety of places: product boxes, promotional flyers, business cards and so on. (Never mind why the BSOD still exists at all that's a head-scratcher for another day.) Here's what we don't know: Why anyone at Microsoft thought this was a good idea. Here's what we know: This summer, with the release of a major Windows 10 update, Microsoft will add QR codes to the Blue Screen of Death.

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