We're all familiar with the Windows BSOD, but Microsoft is now making it simpler in appearance—and getting rid of the blue. By Laura Pippig and Michael Crider Jun 26, 2025 10:06 am PDT ...

Hell, even Windows 3.1 lets you set a desktop background, and thanks to a number of free utilities, so will Windows 7 Starter. There are many workarounds online, but we recommend the one provided ...

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 shipped its Windows 8 operating system in October, but the company is planning to update it in a big way with codename Blue. Designed for new hardware, including 7- and 8-inch devices ...

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 thing, the long-time version ...

Windows 11 has a new ‘Black Screen of Death’ that’s apparently rolling out It’s way more streamlined than the ‘Blue Screen of Death’ we’re all used to However, Microsoft has gone too ...

With Windows Blue, a k a Windows 8.1, Microsoft is re-introducing a Start Button and adding a boot-straight-to-desktop option. Here's how these may work.

The leak also reveals an unused version of Bloom, by user Xeno, a wallpaper later used in the final version of Windows 11, which can be seen within the Get Started app of the early build.