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 ...
Digital Trends

How the Blue Screen of Death became your PC’s grim reaper

There’s nothing more startling than your PC suddenly locking up and crashing to a Blue Screen of Death. Otherwise known as a Blue Screen, BSOD, or within the walls of Microsoft, a bug check screen, ...
CNET

Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years: Meet Its Replacement

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...
Wired

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 iconic screen we all love to hate. Along with scrapping the blue (in favor of a ...
News9

What is Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen Of Death?’ Here’s What It Means And How To Fix It

Banks, airlines, television networks, and health systems around the world that rely on Microsoft 365 apps were hit by widespread outages early Friday. Thousands of flights and train services were ...
Rolling Out

Why Microsoft’s blue screen decision has fans heartbroken

Microsoft has announced the end of one of computing’s most recognizable and emotionally resonant features, marking the conclusion of a four-decade era that has shaped the Windows user experience for ...
SFGate

There's a 30-year mystery surrounding Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death

Californians flipping open work PCs were greeted with the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” on Friday morning as one of the largest cyber outages in history mostly bricked Microsoft systems across the ...
Mashable

BSOD meaning: What's the Windows blue screen of death and what do I do?

SEE ALSO: CrowdStrike announces Microsoft outage workaround. How to deal with the Blue Screen of Death. But what exactly is a BSOD, and what can you do about it? We're here to help, so you don't have ...
Benzinga.com

How To Fix CrowdStrike Issue Causing Blue Screen Of Death On Your Windows PC

A widespread CrowdStrike issue is resulting in Windows computers crashing worldwide, affecting everyone from airports and airlines to media services, banks, and many other businesses. While Microsoft ...
NPR

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: All right. What's blue, now black and means your computer is starting over? AILSA CHANG, HOST: Would that be the Windows blue screen of death? SHAPIRO: Correct. CHANG: This thing ...
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 ...