Microsoft is about to end blue screen of death errors forever — by getting rid of the traditional blue screen. Instead, if your system encounters an unexpected failure and needs to restart, you’ll see ...

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

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

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction ...

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.

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?

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 ...

Business News Technology News Microsoft kills Blue Screen of Death on Windows after 40 years: Here’s what’s replacing it More ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.