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My first BSOD in 20 years on Windows 11 computer
I know now what caused it. The BFE (Base Filtering Engine) was infected with a malware. That caused my firewall to stop functioning and invited more malware into my system, and that eventually...
Indeed, malware can disable critical Windows services like BFE, leading to firewall failures and increased vulnerability. Using tools like PsTools from Sysinternals can sometimes help manually re-enable or repair these services.