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 ...

Here’s what you need to know about the death of the Blue Screen of Death. An ignominious Windows staple for 40 years. Though Windows has changed pretty radically since version 1.0 came out in ...

Windows shared the new Black Screen of Death in a blog post, yet failed to even acknowledge the cosmic shift it has triggered. It simply calls this a “simplified UI,” because a blue background ...

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 blue screen has been in use since Windows 1.0 was made available in 1985, but it will be replaced by the new black screen without the frown with the Microsoft 11, version 24H2 systems starting ...

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one. Listen to this article · 5:39 min Learn more. Share full article.

Windows shared the new Black Screen of Death in a blog post, yet failed to even acknowledge the cosmic shift it has triggered. It simply calls this a “simplified UI,” because a blue background ...

The blue screen became particularly visible during the CrowdStrike crisis, appearing on computer screens across airports, businesses, and government services as systems crashed simultaneously.

Over 40 years, the blue screen of death worked its way into pop culture, with plenty of memes, a subreddit devoted to it, and T-shirts and other items bearing its image.

Nearly every Windows user has had a run in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40-years of being set against a very ...

ANKARA, TURKIYE - JULY 19: In this photo illustration the blue screen of death errors on computer screens are viewed due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides ...