Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off its iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The screen is something most Windows users (unfortunately) are all too familiar with—the azure shade that appears ...

You’re laughing. Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death and you’re laughing. Yes, the iconic Windows error screen is getting a makeover nearly 40 years after its ...

Windows 3.0 arrived in 1990, offering a much refined interface making use of 16 colors, better resource management, and ...

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the iconic screen we all love to hate. Along with scrapping the blue (in favor of a ...

The notorious “Blue Screen of Death” — or BSOD for short — is the biggest disaster that can befall a Windows user. The system shuts down with a cryptic error ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is testing a new error screen for Windows 11, replacing the Blue Screen of Death with a Green or Black Screen of Death. The new design removes the ...

Big reveal: For years, the identity of the person (or people) behind the infamous Blue Screen of Death in Windows has been a mystery. Who exactly wrote that gut-wrenching message that strikes terrible ...

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction in Windows 3.0 in 1990. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Last week, a good chunk of the digital world shut down and stopped working due to an update that caused Microsoft’s Windows operating system to crash and display a blue screen on millions of devices.

A Microsoft developer breaks down the three types of Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors and who gets the credit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

CrowdStrike’s latest product update has caused a Blue Screen of Death error on Windows computers. In this guide, we show you how to recover from CrowdStrike Blue ...

Apple today shared a new "Blue Screen of Death" ad that appears to mock a major Windows computer outage that occurred last year, following a faulty CrowdStrike security update. Macs were unaffected, ...