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Windows' Blue Screen of Death is now Black Screen of Death

For almost 40 years, when a Windows computer crashed severely, it would display the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), a blue screen with an error message that ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft was apparently so embarrassed by Windows 98's infamous on-stage Blue Screen of Death it built a new testing room on campus to ensure it would never happen again

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Fast Company

Microsoft’s infamous Blue Screen of Death is finally going away for good

Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off its iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The screen is something most Windows users (unfortunately) are all too familiar with—the azure shade that appears ...
WGBH

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

CHANG: This thing that pops up when your computer suddenly restarts? I hate that thing. SHAPIRO: Yeah, well, RIP because Microsoft announced this week that the dreaded BSOD is no more. CHANG: Yeah, ...
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RIP Blue Screen of Death: Saying goodbye to Windows BSOD feels weirdly sad

I still remember the first time my PC died on me. I had pressed on too many program icons too fast on my second-hand PC running on Windows 95 (it was my dad’s office reject), which unbeknownst to me ...
Forbes

Microsoft Didn’t Kill Blue Screen Of Death, But What’s Coming May Be A Problem

You know the drill: out of nowhere you see a screen that tells you your Windows device has hit “a problem and needs to restart.” It’s known as the Blue Screen of Death and recently it was thought that ...

To BSOD or not to BSOD? Only Microsoft knows the answer

Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference. An eagle-eyed Register reader spotted two apparent examples of the breed at Microsoft's stand at the RSAC 2026 Conference, one ...
GameSpot

Windows' Blue Screen Of Death Is Dead, Long Live Black Screen Of Death

Windows users will dread the familiar sight of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) whenever they encounter an error. But after nearly 40 years, Microsoft will be retiring ...
Wired

So Long, Blue Screen of Death. Amazingly, You'll Be Missed

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the iconic screen we all love to hate. Along with scrapping the blue (in favor of a ...
NPR

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

Business Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired June 27, 20255:08 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered By ...
The New York Times

:( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one. By Sopan Deb For millennials, blue can be a significant color. It is associated with clues left ...