Microsoft is switching the “Blue Screen of Death” — to a black screen. The tech giant says the change helps to “streamline the unexpected restart experience.” Microsoft has launched a slew of changes ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 an update to Windows 11 coming later this year, the old BSOD will give way to a new BSOD -- only with black replacing blue. Painted in a dark shade similar to the Windows Update screen, the new ...

The redesigned screen stands out by featuring lots of blank space and a smaller font, perhaps to soften the sense of panic. Microsoft has also scrubbed the frowny face from the alert, along with the ...