Meet the new bummer-screen boss: The black screen of death, minus the blue screen's frowny face.

After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic “blue screen of death” (BSOD) for a cleaner, sleeker black screen. The infamous BSOD was plastered across monitors in July 2024 when a faulty ...

For decades, the Blue Screen of Death, or BSOD to its friends, has instilled a mix of panic, dread, exasperation, and rage across countless Windows users. But now, Microsoft is getting ready to ...

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

Microsoft’s infamous Blue Screen of Death is finally going away for good The screen has served as something of a Grim Reaper for Windows users since the 1980s. Here’s what will replace it.

Microsoft has announced that it is getting rid of its Blue Screen error display to make way for a "Black Screen of Death." ...

The software giant’s blue screen of death dates to the early 1990s, according to longtime Microsoft developer Raymond Chen.

Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much reputational harm?

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change.

Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death, which indicates a serious error with Windows, is ending its reign of terror. The company is transitioning to a Black Screen of Death ...

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