We’ve known this cobalt harbinger of trouble for a long time. When the BSOD first appeared in the 1985 version of Windows 1.0, it was legal to smoke cigarettes on planes; Germany was two ...

A few years later, I look at the Blue Screen of Death more fondly. Yes, it’s annoying to see one, but it’s also part of the Windows identity. People instantly know what a BSOD is.

Windows' infamous 'blue screen of death' will soon turn black Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for ...

The Windows update comes a year after Crowdstrike outage, which impacted over 8 million Windows devices globally. Many of the affected devices showed the dreaded blue screen.

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the "Blue Screen of Death" at some point in their computing lives. Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue ...

No, Windows didn't kill the Blue Screen of Death, it just got a makeover - what's changed The BSOD has gone dark and ditched the frowny face, for starters. Here's what else is new.

Microsoft is getting rid of the infamous Windows blue screen of death after nearly 40 years. Most Windows users will have encountered the screen and its “Recovery” message most likely at an ...

Windows has killed the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), replacing it with the Black Screen of Death (also BSOD). The original blue screen, which also featured a sad-face emoticon, has been around for ...

We're all familiar with the Windows BSOD, but Microsoft is now making it simpler in appearance—and getting rid of the iconic blue color in the process. A new campaign by KDE is encouraging ...

The new BSOD screen will roll out later this year on Windows 11 version 24H2. The new black screen of death, which replaces the iconic blue screen of death. (Image credit: Microsoft) ...