The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has served as something of a Grim Reaper for Windows users since the 1980s.

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

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.

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

Meet the new bummer-screen boss: The black screen of death, minus the blue screen's frowny face.

After four decades, Microsoft is retiring the iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), replacing it with a black screen as part of the 'Windows Resiliency Initiative.' This change aims to modernize the ...

One of the most iconic things about Windows is its "blue screen of death," which is now retiring after 40 years.

Microsoft is finally retiring the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error message in Windows, replacing it with a new one.

Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much reputational harm?

Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death, which indicates a serious error with Windows, is ending its reign of terror. The company is transitioning to a Black Screen of Death ...

Microsoft changes blue screen after 40 years that makes Windows users emotional.