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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 ...