It's a bittersweet day for Windows users. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Microsoft is scrapping its iconic "blue screen of death," known for appearing during unexpected restarts on ...

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 ...

Almost a year ago, the world awoke to a Windows BSOD outage that spanned retail spaces, airports, point-of-service machines, and businesses all across the world. It wasn't immediately clear what ...

Microsoft has retired one of the most terrifying warnings you could get mid-project. Known as the “blue screen of death,” the error message would appear when ...

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 ...

Almost every Windows user has encountered the legendary “Blue Screen of Death” (or BSOD for short) at least once. More than anything else, the infamous error ...

Microsoft’s big week continues. Fresh from killing the long-feared Windows 10 deadline coming up in October, the company has now killed the long-feared blue screen of death as well. When it comes to ...

REDMOND, Wash. — 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 ...