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

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 ...

All of them were blue by coincidence, according to a blog post by Mr. Chen. The change to a black screen comes in the wake of last year’s outage generated by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.

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

Technology AP 27 Jun 2025 7:50 AM IST Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new “screen of death” has a slightly shorter message ...

Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new "screen of death" has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for ...

Microsoft shuts down iconic 'Blue Screen of Death' Dharvi Vaid with AP 06/27/2025 ...

Out of the Blue: Before the BSOD To be clear, there was no grand plan behind the Blue Screen of Death. Its origin story is a patchwork of coincidences and iteration. Even the term itself likely ...

Microsoft is replacing the iconic Blue Screen of Death with a new Black Screen of Death in Windows 11. The update brings a cleaner look, faster restart times, and aims to make crashes rarer - so ...