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.

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 ...

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 recognizable ...

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.

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

For decades, the Blue Screen of Death, or BSOD to its friends, has instilled a mix of panic, dread, exasperation, and rage across countless Windows users.