Dell Studio 17 laptop comes with Vista operating system, but when you have a problem such as blue screen after running Windows Update on your notebook, you might want to read the fix below.

Windows Update is a convenient and easy way to update laptop drivers and security updates for your notebook. Most users won’t have problem during installing and applying these service packs and without warning.
One problem when installing Windows Update is you are unable turn off the Windows Update option. This is pretty annoying since you can always install these updates later. This can be fixed by turning off the Windows Update or running the factory image restoration.
Other problem is a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) after each boot and lid closing. Closing lid might be causing black screen on your Dell Studio 17. Workaround for this problem would be watching the culprit when a specific update installed that caused the problem. Uninstall those and install the latest service pack on your laptop. Those installation might be incompatible with your Windows installation.
Do not hard restart or turn off your laptop when installing updates. This might damage your Windows installation. Plug the AC power cord to your laptop to have additional battery life and make it complete the installation.
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