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

The company has redesigned the error screen to what will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death. Compared to the current ...

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the ...

Microsoft is redesigning the BSOD in Windows 11, replacing the blue crash screen with a sleek black display to reduce panic ...

Like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters, another 1980s icon is gone. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is going ...

It’s been a headache for Windows users for 40 years – but with the stroke of a colour palette, Microsoft has drawn a line ...

Gone are the blue hue, sad face emoji, and QR code. The new design features a clean black backdrop with streamlined text.

The Blue Screen of Death in Windows is never a good thing. But Microsoft is now making the screen a bit less bright and a bit ...

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 ...

For almost 40 years, when a Windows computer crashed severely, it would display the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), a ...