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 ...

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

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," which featured a text frown and terrified those who experienced it, no longer exists ...

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

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

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.

Songs about a little guy that lives in a blue world (Da Ba Dee Da Ba Di). Or the rage-inducing abject failure of the Windows computer in front of us. In other words, the Blue Screen of Death.