Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much reputational harm?

Microsoft has introduced a QR code on the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) error screen in the latest build of Windows 10 to quickly investigate the error.

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 ...

Microsoft is radically changing the Blue Screen of Death, and it could confuse longtime Windows users.

Reports on social media indicate that the routine security update for March causes Windows to crash upon startup, as well as other issues.

The thing is, this new Blue Screen of Death isn't even blue. During testing, it appears green, but the screen will eventually be black when it rolls out to the public.

The infamous Blue Screen of Death is a rite of passage among PC users, the tell-tale sign that something Bad is happening. But the BSOD in Windows 11 is all-black instead of using the historically ...