Microsoft replaces the infamous Blue Screen of Death with a Black one in Windows 11. The update promises clearer crash messages and faster recovery for both users and IT admins.

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 ...

The software giant’s blue screen of death dates to the early 1990s, according to longtime Microsoft developer Raymond Chen.

I still remember the first time my PC died on me. I had pressed on too many program icons too fast on my second-hand PC running on Windows 95 (it was my dad’s office reject), which unbeknownst to me ...

The company has redesigned the error screen to what will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death. Compared to the current ...

If you've ever built a gaming PC, chances are you've met the dreaded Blue Screen of Death. Now, Microsoft Windows is officially retiring it, and yes, we're getting a black one instead. And if you're ...

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

Microsoft is about to end blue screen of death errors forever — by getting rid of the traditional blue screen. Instead, if ...

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction ...

It usually happens to your computer right in the middle of something important: The dreaded Microsoft Windows blue error screen. Now Microsoft is retiring the blue screen of death for a new color.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) plans to replace its notorious blue screen of death from Windows and replace it with a black one as ...

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?