Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

If you see a Blue Screen after running Automatic Startup Repair in Windows11/10, follow these proven solutions to fix the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. With the entire world seemingly still trying to deal with what ...

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 ...

Most Windows computers aren’t nearly as crash-prone today as they were a few decades ago. But crashes to happen, and for the past forty years Microsoft has shown some form of a “Blue Screen of Death” ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is executive creative director for The Verge, overseeing art, design, and product development. He has over 15 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is retiring the iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) after 40 years, replacing it with a new Black Screen of Death featuring a simplified UI and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The infamous Blue Screen of Death — oft-shortened to BSOD — is changing, and many fans aren’t happy with its new look. While seeing the BSOD was never a good ...