Microsoft announced plans to retire its dreaded warning message last month. The Blue Screen of Death, often referred to as ...

Microsoft has confirmed the successor to the Blue Screen of Death will be (imaginatively) named the Black Screen of Death. As you'd expect, new design ditches the traditional blue background colour.

The screen has served as something of a Grim Reaper for Windows users since the 1980s. Here’s what will replace it.

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has served as something of a Grim Reaper for Windows users since the 1980s.