The new BSOD is rolling out to Windows 11 Release Preview users today, meaning it should appear for all Windows 11 users in a ...

For millennials, blue can be a significant colour. It is associated with clues left by a well-meaning dog in our youth. Songs ...

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

The dreaded blue screen of death hasn’t met its maker after all: it’s just changed color and design. But that may bring a ...

In April 2025, Microsoft announced that the Blue Screen of Death would become the Black Screen of Death. At least the abbreviation (BSOD) still fits. Microsoft said this change would be introduced in ...

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.

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

Microsoft has announced that it is getting rid of its Blue Screen error display to make way for a "Black Screen of Death." ...

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 ...

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.

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?