There’s nothing more startling than your PC suddenly locking up and crashing to a Blue Screen of Death. Otherwise known as a Blue Screen, BSOD, or within the walls of Microsoft, a bug check screen, ...

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 ...

You’re laughing. Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death and you’re laughing. Yes, the iconic Windows error screen is getting a makeover nearly 40 years after its ...

FILE - A Microsoft logo is seen on a screen as people listen at an event at Microsoft headquarters, May 20, 2024, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Less than a month has passed since an issue with a CrowdStrike ...

The Microsoft outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update has caused the return of a familiar — and dreaded — screen for many Windows users: what has come to be known informally as the "blue ...

Microsoft is scrapping its iconic blue screen of death, known for appearing during unexpected restarts on Windows computers. The company revealed a new black iteration in a blog post. The new black ...

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 ...

The notorious Blue Screen of Death, well-known by many Windows users, is getting a makeover. Windows has killed the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), replacing it with the Black Screen of Death (also BSOD) ...

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 ...