Getting the dreaded Windows black screen, with or without a cursor? Here are some simple (and not so simple) ways to banish ...

The dreaded blue screen of death hasn’t met its maker after all: it’s just changed color and design. But that may bring a ...

The company will change the iconic blue error screen for a simplified black one, and ensure third-party security software adheres to new rules designed to stop bad updates and drivers from taking down ...

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

Microsoft is saying hello to the Black Screen of Death error message instead. ...

Microsoft says goodbye to the legendary Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) after almost 40 years. The well -known blue error screen ...

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 against a very recognisable blue, ...

The changes are part Microsoft's efforts to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system after last year’s ...

The Blue Screen of Death in Windows is never a good thing. But Microsoft is now making the screen a bit less bright and a bit more helpful.

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 new BSOD is rolling out to Windows 11 Release Preview users today, meaning it should appear for all Windows 11 users in a ...

Windows shared the new Black Screen of Death in a blog post, yet failed to even acknowledge the cosmic shift it has triggered. It simply calls this a “simplified UI,” because a blue background ...