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

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?

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

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

Microsoft has announced that it is getting rid of its Blue Screen error display to make way for a "Black Screen of Death." ...

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

Microsoft is replacing its iconic “blue screen of death” with a new black restart screen as part of Windows 11, 24-H2 updates, aiming to “streamline the unexpected restart experience ...

It’s RIP to the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” that haunts Windows users whenever their computer suddenly fails. Microsoft have announced they are “streamlining the unexpected restart ...

A black screen will instead replace it. Out of the blue and into the black. Microsoft's infamous “Blue Screen of Death” is set to change colour after almost 40 years.

After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic “blue screen of death” (BSOD) for a cleaner, sleeker black screen.

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Nearly every Windows user has had a run in with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" at some point in their computing life ...