The dreaded blue screen of death hasn’t met its maker after all: it’s just changed color and design. But that may bring a ...

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 new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction ...

The infamous "blue screen of death," which featured a text frown and terrified those who experienced it, no longer exists ...

Like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters, another 1980s icon is gone. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is going ...

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life.

Microsoft's iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is dead after 40 years. RIP to the most panic-inducing screen a Windows user can encounter. Now, get ready to fear the Black Screen of Death. In a ...

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

Microsoft is replacing the familiar Blue Screen of Death with a new Black Screen of Death in the upcoming Windows 11 update ...

The company has redesigned the error screen to what will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death. Compared to the current ...

Windows users have all been there-- the dreaded error message, otherwise known as the “Blue Screen of Death.” After 40 years, Microsoft is changing the design of the error screen, including the color.

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 ...