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After 40 Years, the Windows Blue Screen of Death Is No More

Microsoft is killing the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) that Windows users the world over have been familiar with for decades. But wait, what's that on the horizon? Yes, it's the all-new, ...
BGR

Windows 11 Is Finally Killing The Blue Screen Of Death

The infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error messages in Windows are one reason I switched to Mac more than 15 years ago and never looked back. It wasn't the blue ...
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Windows' Blue Screen of Death is now Black Screen of Death

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 ...
Fast Company

Microsoft’s infamous Blue Screen of Death is finally going away for good

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 Times Leader

Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black

A Microsoft logo is seen on a screen as people listen at an event at Microsoft headquarters, May 20, 2024, in Redmond, Wash. Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen ...
WGBH

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

CHANG: This thing that pops up when your computer suddenly restarts? I hate that thing. SHAPIRO: Yeah, well, RIP because Microsoft announced this week that the dreaded BSOD is no more. CHANG: Yeah, ...
Mashable

Windows just killed the Blue Screen of Death

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) ...
PC World

Microsoft kills the iconic Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death.’ It looks like this now

Almost every Windows user has encountered the legendary “Blue Screen of Death” (or BSOD for short) at least once. More than anything else, the infamous error ...
Yardbarker

Windows Says Goodbye To Blue Screen Of Death

Farewell, BSOD! We knew you well. What Windows user hasn’t seen the infamous Blue Screen of Death? Its appearance has always been accompanied by groans and frequently by curses. But soon, like it or ...
Wired

So Long, Blue Screen of Death. Amazingly, You'll Be Missed

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the iconic screen we all love to hate. Along with scrapping the blue (in favor of a ...
ABC 7 Chicago

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. Now, after more than 40 years of being set ...