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Microsoft's 'blue screen of death' has died at 40
The infamous "blue screen of death," which featured a text frown and terrified those who experienced it, no longer exists ...
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Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years of Memes, Jokes, T-Shirts
After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is going away. A black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the ...
Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Is Changing Forever. Here's What's Taking Its Place.
In a blog post on Thursday, Microsoft said it is "streamlining the unexpected restart experience" and adding "quick machine ...
End of an Era: Microsoft Replaces Its Iconic Blue Screen of Death
Microsoft is replacing the BSOD error with a black design in Windows 11 to speed recovery and strengthen resilience after the ...
Microsoft is retiring the infamous ‘blue screen of death’
The dreaded “blue screen of death” that has tormented millions of Microsoft Window users for decades is being put to rest.
Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death
Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much ...
Microsoft’s infamous Blue Screen of Death is finally going away for good
Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off its iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The screen is something most Windows ...
Windows 11 is finally killing the Blue Screen of Death
Microsoft decided to replace Windows 11’s Blue Screen of Death with a black one, you know, again: Here's what's changing.
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Microsoft retires Blue Screen of Death after 40 years
It’s been a headache for Windows users for 40 years – but with the stroke of a colour palette, Microsoft has drawn a line ...
So Long, Blue Screen of Death. Amazingly, You'll Be Missed
After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the ...
The Blue Screen of Death Is Dead
Microsoft's iconic Blue Screen of Death is on the way out after 40 years in service. Instead, a new error screen with a more ...
Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black
Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life.