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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 ...

You’re laughing. Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death and you’re laughing. Yes, the iconic Windows error screen is getting a makeover nearly 40 years after its ...

An image that has instilled panic in computer users for decades popped up on screens worldwide Friday: the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As if things weren’t bad enough for Microsoft Windows users ...

After a long and storied history, the BSOD is being replaced. WIRED takes a trip down memory lane to wave goodbye to the iconic screen we all love to hate. Along with scrapping the blue (in favor of a ...