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.

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

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

Out of the Blue: Before the BSOD To be clear, there was no grand plan behind the Blue Screen of Death. Its origin story is a patchwork of coincidences and iteration.

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

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

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

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 ...