A black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the sad face. The blue screen of death has been around since Windows 1.0 came out in 1985.

The new BSOD is rolling out to Windows 11 Release Preview users today, meaning it should appear for all Windows 11 users in a matter of weeks. The simplified BSOD looks a lot like the black screen you ...

Microsoft Retires the ‘Blue Screen of Death’ After 40 Years Image Credit: ITPro The news was released in a blog post, and the updates were announced as an effort to make Windows more stable.

After nearly four decades of delivering a flash of panic to Windows PC users everywhere, Microsoft is finally saying goodbye to its iconic Blue Screen of ...

ANKARA, TURKIYE - JULY 19: In this photo illustration the blue screen of death errors on computer screens are viewed due to the global communications outage caused by CrowdStrike, which provides ...

Microsoft decided to replace Windows 11’s Blue Screen of Death with a black one, you know, again: Here's what's changing.

Microsoft is transitioning to a Black Screen of Death instead. This new crash screen will be black, as the name suggests, and there will be no cutesy frowny face and QR code.

It’s not just the color. Other iconic elements are also apparently being removed, as Windows Latest has discovered. For example, it no longer displays a sad smiley face or a QR code. The QR ...

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.

Wave goodbye to the Windows “blue screen of death”. Much like Clippy and Windows Phone before it, the much-hated error screen ...

Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new "screen of death" has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for ...

Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new "screen of death" has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for ...