Watch out for this fake Windows BSOD - it's actually malware

The Windows Blue Screen (or Black Screen) of Death is typically a sign that some unrecoverable error or conflict has occurred. Now, cybercriminals are using the dreaded BSOD as a way to trick people ...
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Windows' Blue Screen of Death is now Black Screen of Death

For almost 40 years, when a Windows computer crashed severely, it would display the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), a blue screen with an error message that ...
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Microsoft Windows Blue Screen Of Death Is Retiring After 40 Years, Here's What Will Replace It

Microsoft Corporation MSFT announced to retire the iconic Blue Screen of Death after nearly 40 years. The tech giant is replacing it with a Black Screen of Death for Windows 11 users. What Happened: ...
Fast Company

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 users (unfortunately) are all too familiar with—the azure shade that appears ...
Forbes

Microsoft’s New Windows Update Stops Blue Screen Of Death

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Windows Latest was first to note the escalating issue, noting that ...
Mashable

Windows just killed the Blue Screen of Death

The notorious Blue Screen of Death, well-known by many Windows users, is getting a makeover. Windows has killed the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), replacing it with the Black Screen of Death (also BSOD) ...
GameSpot

Windows' Blue Screen Of Death Is Dead, Long Live Black Screen Of Death

Windows users will dread the familiar sight of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) whenever they encounter an error. But after nearly 40 years, Microsoft will be retiring ...
WFTV

Microsoft axes Windows ‘blue screen of death’

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 ...
techtimes

Microsoft Windows Removes the 'Blue Screen of Death' Error Message After 40 Years

Microsoft is changing the "blue screen of death" error message on Windows starting later this summer as the company is now retiring the iconic crash notice which it ...
PC World

Microsoft kills the iconic Windows ‘Blue Screen of Death.’ It looks like this now

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 ...
The New York Times

:( Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Is Going Away

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 ...