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Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years of Memes, Jokes, T-Shirts
After 40 years of delivering the tragic news of a PC crash to Windows users, Microsoft's infamous "blue screen of death" is going away. A black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the ...
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Why Microsoft’s blue screen decision has fans heartbroken
Microsoft’s famous blue screen of death, instantly recognizable by its distinctive bright blue background and technical error ...
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 ...
End of an Era: Microsoft Replaces Its Iconic Blue Screen of Death
Microsoft is replacing the BSOD error with a black design in Windows 11 to speed recovery and strengthen resilience after the ...
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 ...
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Microsoft retires Blue Screen of Death after 40 years
It’s been a headache for Windows users for 40 years – but with the stroke of a colour palette, Microsoft has drawn a line ...