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Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years: Meet Its Replacement

Like Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters, another 1980s icon is gone. After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is going ...
TweakTown

Microsoft is getting rid of the 'Blue Screen of Death' in Windows 11

TL;DR: Microsoft is testing a new error screen for Windows 11, replacing the Blue Screen of Death with a Green or Black Screen of Death. The new design removes the ...
CNBC

Microsoft says goodbye to the Windows blue screen of death

Microsoft is scrapping its iconic blue screen of death, known for appearing during unexpected restarts on Windows computers. The company revealed a new black iteration in a blog post. The new black ...
Forbes

Microsoft Didn’t Kill Blue Screen Of Death, But What’s Coming May Be A Problem

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 ...
AOL

Microsoft is retiring the infamous ‘blue screen of death’

The "blue screen of death," which has been use in for several decades, is coming to an end, Microsoft announced. - Harun Ozalp/Anadolu/Getty Images The dreaded “blue screen of death” that has ...
Entrepreneur

Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Changing Forever. Here’s What’s Taking Its Place.

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 ...
The New York Times

:( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away

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 ...
ExtremeTech

End of an Error: Microsoft Retires Blue Screen of Death for Sleek Black Version in Windows 11

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction in Windows 3.0 in 1990. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...
HotHardware

Fade To Black: Microsoft Is Killing Some Blue Screens Of Death In Windows

A few days ago, Microsoft redesigned its login UX to facilitate the use of passkeys, but more recently, it released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3653 (KB5053658) with a new UI design for an ...
CNET

Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years: Meet Its Replacement

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...
CNN

Microsoft is retiring the infamous ‘blue screen of death’

The dreaded “blue screen of death” that has tormented millions of Windows users for decades is being put to rest. Microsoft is ditching the notorious feature that appears on Windows computers in the ...