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 ...

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off its iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The screen is something most Windows ...

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 dreaded “blue screen of death” that has tormented millions of Microsoft Window users for decades is being put to rest.

Microsoft decided to replace Windows 11’s Blue Screen of Death with a black one, you know, again: Here's what's changing.

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 ...

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

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

A black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the sad face. The blue screen of death has been around since Windows 1.0 came out in 1985.

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