What is ‘Fat_file_system error’ – Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error in Windows 10?
‘Fat_file_system’ is common Windows error categorized as Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error. This error similar to PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA error (BSOD) and acpi_bios_error is appeared with Blue Screen states ‘Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We just collecting some error info, and then we’ll restart for you’. This BSOD error indicates you have some problem with hard disk drive in computer. It might possible to get this error due to problem with hard disk drive.
‘Fat_file_system error’ is associated with FAT. If you are not aware, FAT is file System designed for small disk and developed for PCs. The possible reasons behind this error can be outdated/corrupted device drivers, conflict with software, corruption in Windows System files, malware or viruses attack and other reasons. In such case, you can fix this type of issue with ‘PC Repair Tool’ – quick way to find malware or viruses issue, Windows registry issues, BSOD errors, and other System issues with few clicks.
‘Fat_file_system error’ BSOD error can occur in the middle of your work on computer and can cause immediate restart. In sort, this BSOD error prevents you from accessing your Windows desktop screen. If you are facing the same error, then you are in right place for the solution. Here, you will be guided with automatic & manual method to fix this issue. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Fat_file_system error (BSOD Error) in Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix Fat_file_system error – Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error in Windows 10 with ‘PC Repair Tool’
‘PC Repair Tool’ is easy & quick way to find and fix BSOD errors and other issues like DLL errors, EXE errors, problems with programs, malware or viruses issues, and other System issues with jus few clicks. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 2: Update Windows 10 drivers
Outdated or corrupted device drivers in Windows 10 can cause this type of errors. You can fix the issue by updating the drivers.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys together on keyboard and select ‘Device Manager’
Step 2: Expand each device category one-by-one and look for device with ‘Yellow Exclamation Mark’
Step 3: Right-click on device like your display adapter under ‘Display Adapters’ category that is showing ‘Yellow Exclamation Mark’ on it and select ‘Update Driver’. Follow on-screen instructions to finish update process.
Step 4: Once done, restart your computer and check if trouble is resolved.
Update Windows 10 drivers [Automatically]
You can also try to update Windows drivers using ‘Automatic Driver Update Tool’. This software will automatically find the latest updates for all Windows drivers and then install into computer. You can get this tool through button/link below.
Method 3: Run ‘Blue Screen’ troubleshooter in Windows 10
Windows 10 built-in troubleshooter tool offers you to find and fix PC problem. Let’s try.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + I’ keys together on keyboard to open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10
Step 2: In the opened ‘Settings’ App, go to ‘Update & Security > Troubleshoot’
Step 3: In right pane, navigate to ‘Blue Screen’ section and hit ‘Run the troubleshooter’ button to begin troubleshooting
Step 4: Follow on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting. Once done, please check if the issue is resolved.
Method 4: Run SFC Scan
SFC (System File Checker) – Windows 10 built-in tool offers you to repair System files. Let’s try.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys together on keyboard and select ‘Command Prompt as administrator’
Step 2: Now, type ‘sfc /scannow’ command in command prompt and hit ‘Enter’ key to execute
Step 3: Wait for the completion. Once done, reboot your computer and check if the issue is still persist.
Method 4: Run DISM Scan
DISM tool offers you to repair Disk image. This way, you can fix ‘Fat_file_system error’ in Windows 10. Let’s try.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + X’ keys together on keyboard and select ‘Command Prompt as Administrator’
Step 2: Type the following command in command prompt one-by-one and hit ‘Enter’ key after each to execute
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:SourcesInstall.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Step 3: Wait to complete the process. Once done, reboot your computer and please check if the trouble is resolved.
Method 5: Login to computer in ‘Safe Mode’ and uninstall problematic applications
One possible way to fix this issue is to uninstall the applications like ‘Folder Protect’, ‘Folder Lock’ or other software that causes this BSOD error. At first, you should try to enter the ‘Safe Mode’ in computer and then uninstall such software.
Step 1: Restart your computer several times until the computer starts the ‘Automatic Repair Process’ in Windows 10
Step 2: Once ‘Automatic Repair Process’ screen appeared, choose ‘Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup settings > restart’
Step 3: Now, press ‘F4/F5’ to enter into ‘Safe Mode with Networking’
Step 4: After that, open ‘Control Panel’ and navigate ‘Uninstall a program’ or ‘Apps & Features’, find the applications that causes this BSOD error and uninstall them.
Step 5: Once done, reboot your computer again and check if the problem is resolved.
Method 6: Uninstall Third-Party Antivirus Software
It might possible to get this BSoD error due to third-party antivirus software installed in your computer. In such case, you can remove your antivirus software to resolve the issue. You can simply remove your antivirus via ‘Control Panel > Apps & Features or Uninstall a Program’. However, if the issue is still persist after antivirus is removed, you can try some uninstaller application to remove your antivirus software. Once removed, please check if the trouble is resolved. After that, you should install some powerful antivirus software like ‘SpyHunter Antivirus Software’ in computer. This software offers you to find and remove all types of threats in computer, and then you can delete all detected threats with just single-click. You can get this tool through link/button below.
Method 7: Reset Windows 10
If you are unable to fix ‘Fat_file_system error (BSoD)’ with above methods, then you can try to fix the problem by performing Windows 10 OS reset operation.
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + I’ keys together on keyboard to open ‘Settings’ App in Windows 10
Step 2: Go to ‘Update & Security > Recovery’
Step 3: Click on ‘Get Started’ button under ‘Reset This PC’ section
Step 4: This will start Windows 10 resetting process. You can choose the option from ‘keep my files’ and ‘Remove everything’. You should choose ‘Keep my files’ option if you don’t want to erase your personal files while resetting.
Step 5: Follow on-screen instructions to finish resetting process. Once done, please check if the problem is resolved.
Method 8: Remove faculty hardware
Problematic hardware device connected to your computer can cause BSOD errors or other problem. You can try to fix the issue by removing all removable devices except necessary devices like mouse, keyboard and boot drive. After that, restart your computer and check if the problem is resolved. Then connect each unplugged device one-by-one and check if issue is still persists. If any device found faculty, you should remove them permanently.
Conclusion
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