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 ...

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 know the drill: out of nowhere you see a screen that tells you your Windows device has hit “a problem and needs to restart.” It’s known as the Blue Screen of Death and recently it was thought that ...

Microsoft is switching the “Blue Screen of Death” — to a black screen. The tech giant says the change helps to “streamline the unexpected restart experience.” Microsoft has launched a slew of changes ...

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 set ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After nearly 40 years, Microsoft is scrapping the blue screen of death, the dreaded error screen ...

The original blue screen was first introduced in the early 1990s, according to longtime developer Raymond Chen. Microsoft also announced plans to update the user interface to better match the Windows ...

The times, they are a-changing—at least over at Microsoft, that is. The universally shared Windows user experience of the "blue screen of death" will soon be a thing of the past. Featured Video For ...