Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being ...

For almost 40 years, when a Windows computer crashed severely, it would display the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), a blue screen with an error message that ...

You’re laughing. Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death and you’re laughing. Yes, the iconic Windows error screen is getting a makeover nearly 40 years after its ...

In April 2025, Microsoft announced that the Blue Screen of Death would become the Black Screen of Death. At least the abbreviation (BSOD) still fits. Microsoft said this change would be introduced in ...

The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error messages in Windows are one reason I switched to Mac more than 15 years ago and never looked back. It wasn't the blue ...

Microsoft announced in its latest blog post that it will make a major change to the iconic Windows error screen. The company will soon replace the blue error screen ...

Windows users will dread the familiar sight of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) whenever they encounter an error. But after nearly 40 years, Microsoft will be retiring ...

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one. By Sopan Deb For millennials, blue can be a significant color. It is associated with clues left ...

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the iconic screen we all love to hate. Along with scrapping the blue (in favor of a ...