You know the drill: out of nowhere you see a screen that tells you your Windows device has hit “a problem and needs to restart.” It’s known as the Blue Screen of Death and recently it was thought that ...

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 ...

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 ...

The times, they are a-changing—at least over at Microsoft, that is. The universally shared Windows user experience of the "blue screen of death" will soon be a thing of the past. Featured Video For ...

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one. By Sopan Deb For millennials, blue can be a significant color. It is associated with clues left ...

The Crowdstrike disaster in July 2024 gave Microsoft a black eye. How could third-party security software fail so spectacularly — to the point that millions of Windows PCs became unbootable unless ...

With its release of the update KB5062660 for Windows 11 24H2, Microsoft has killed the infamous Blue Screen of Death and changed it to the Black Screen of Death. Now ...

Microsoft has now announced that it has replaced the Windows Blue Screen of Death with a new Black Screen of Death, featuring a revamped interface. "The new UI is simpler, and more aligned with ...

Two new features in the latest version of Windows 11 have been released that aim to reduce downtime and improve system recovery. First up, the unexpected restart screen in Windows 11 is getting a ...