Even if you don't use a PC, you probably know about the Blue Screen of Death (or BSOD). This iconic error screen has been a core component of Windows since the OS ...

The Blue Screen of Death we know today, fit with its frowning emoticon, is a relatively new development in the history of Windows. But a blue screen — this is why we had the proper noun ...

Microsoft’s next release of their flagship operating system, Windows 8, will sport an updated error screen, most commonly referred to as the ‘Blue Screen of Death ...

The infamous Blue Screen of Death is a rite of passage among PC users, the tell-tale sign that something Bad is happening. But the BSOD in Windows 11 is all-black instead of using the historically ...

Today is Windows 1.0's 30th ... to the familiar light-ish blue hue that Windows was known for, for a while. Some PC manufacturers also chose to change up the boot screen ever so slightly to ...

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Windows 8 has ...

While the current Windows 11 Insider Preview maintains the same blue screen found in previous OS versions ranging back to 1985's Windows 1.0, it's expected to change by the time Microsoft ...

Microsoft has decided to change the black screen of death (BSOD) introduced in Windows 11 back to the more familiar blue color. As Ars Technica discovered in extensive patch notes for a new ...