How to fix fltmgr.sys blue screen of death in Windows

If you keep getting random blue screens with fltmgr.sys lately, don’t panic. It’s often not hard to fix at all…

Fixes for fltmgr.sys in Windows 10 and 7

Here are five fixes that have helped other users resolve the fltmgr.sys blue screen of error issue.

If you CANNOT log into your computer system, please start from Fix 1;

If you CAN log into your computer system properly, however, please start from Fix 2.

1. Enter Safe Mode with Networking  
2. Update your device drivers
3. Repair corrupt system files
4. Check disks errors
5. Check the crash logs

Fix 1: Enter Safe Mode with Networking

I’m using Windows 10:

I’m using Windows 7:

I’m using Windows 10:

1) Make sure your computer is off.

2) Press the power button to turn on your PC. Then when Windows displays a login screen (i.e. Windows has fully booted), long press the power button to turn it off.

3) Repeat 1) and 2) until the screen says Preparing Automatic Repair.

4) Wait for Windows to finish diagnosing your PC, and click Advanced options.

5) Click Troubleshoot.

6) Click Advanced options.

7) Click Startup settings.

8) Click Restart.

9) On your keyboard, press 5 to enable Safe Mode with Networking.

10) Now you’ve successfully booted up in Safe Mode with Networking, continue with Fix 2 to troubleshoot the blue screen problem.

I’m using Windows 7:

1) Make sure your computer is off.

2) Press the power button to turn on your PC and immediately press F8 at a 1-second interval.

3) Press the arrow keys to navigate to Safe Mode with Networking and press Enter.

4) Now you’ve successfully booted up in Safe Mode with Networking, continue with Fix 2 to troubleshoot the blue screen problem.

Fix 2: Update your drivers

One of the most common causes of this problem is an outdated or faulty device driver. So you should update your drivers to see if it fixes the problem. If you don’t have the time, patience or computer skills to update your drivers manually, you can, instead, do it automatically with Driver Easy. 

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making a mistake when installing. Driver Easy handles it all.

Check to see if the fltmgr.sys blue screen of death issue has been resolved. If yes, then great! If the issue remains, please move on to Fix 3, below.

Fix 3: Repair corrupt system files

The fltmgr.sys blue screen error could be caused by missing, corrupt or damaged system files on your computer. To see if this is the case, you should run a Windows repair.

There are two ways you can repair possible issues with your system files:

1. Repair & replace corrupt system files with Fortect
2. Run SFC scan

Repair & replace corrupt system files with Fortect

Fortect is a tool specializing in Windows repair. With Fortect, the preliminary will scan your computer’s operating system for viruses, malware, and missing, damaged, or corrupt files, then it removes all problematic files found and replaces them with new healthy files. It’s like a clean reinstall of your operating system, except that you won’t lose any user data, and all programs, and settings are exactly as they are before the repair.

Here’s how to use Fortect to run a Windows repair:

1. Download and install Fortect.
2. Wait for Fortect to run a scan on your PC. The process might take a couple of minutes.
3. Once the scan finishes, you will get a summary of the issues found on your computer.
   
   
   If you need to proceed with the repair function, you’ll be required to purchase the full version.
   
4. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Check your computer to see if the fltmgr.sys BSOD problem has been fixed.

Run SFC scan

System File Checker (SFC) is a handy feature in Windows that helps scan your system files and repair missing or corrupted system files(including those related to BSOD). To run the SFC scan:

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type cmd. Then right-click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.
   
2. Click Yes when prompted to confirm.
3. In the command prompt window, type sfc /scannow and press Enter.
   
   
   It’ll take some time for the SFC to replace the corrupted system files with new ones if it detects any.
   
4. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
5. Check your computer to see if the problem has been fixed.

Check your computer to see if the fltmgr.sys BSOD problem has been fixed. If yes, then congrats! If the issue still persists, please move on to Fix 4, below.

Fix 4: Check disk errors

Disk check is a useful in-built Windows tool that scans your hard disk and external drives for errors and fix them.

1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and E at the same time, then click This PC.
   
2. Right-click on Local Disk and click Properties.
   
3. Click the Tools tab > Check.
   
4. Click Scan drive.
   
5. Follow the on-screen instructions for Windows to detect and fix the errors found.

Restart your computer and see if it fixes the fltmgr.sys bsod problem. If not, repeat these steps on the other drives on your computer.

Fix 5: Check the crash logs

At this point, if none of the above help, and you’re still inclined to do the troubleshooting by yourself, you can try to analyze the crash logs created by your computer when the crashes happened.

If you’re interested in knowing more about analyzing your crash logs files, please refer to method 2 in this post we have: How to Check Crash Logs on Windows: View Crash Logs with Minidump Files

Hopefully, you have successfully fixed the fltmgr.sys problem by now. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or questions, please leave us a comment below. Thanks for reading!

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