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?

It's been almost a year since CrowdStrike crashed Windows PCs and disrupted businesses worldwide. New changes to the Windows ...

Microsoft is saying hello to the Black Screen of Death error message instead. ...

Nearly every Windows user has had a run in with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" at some point in their computing life ...

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

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 ...

ANKARA, TURKIYE - JULY 19: In this photo illustration the blue screen of death errors on computer screens are viewed due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides ...

According to the blog post, Bitdefender, CrowdStrike, and ESET, among others, have been collaborating with Microsoft on the project.

Microsoft’s famous blue screen of death, instantly recognizable by its distinctive bright blue background and technical error messages, will be replaced by a new black screen interface beginning this ...