Microsoft says the change will make systems recover from crashes faster and it better fits the overall layout of their operating system. CHANG: Users may remember being bathed in a sea of blue light ...

Nearly every Windows user has had a run in with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40-years of being set against a very recognizable ...

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 ...

The dreaded “blue screen of death” that has tormented millions of Microsoft Window users for decades is being put to rest.

For decades, the Blue Screen of Death, or BSOD to its friends, has instilled a mix of panic, dread, exasperation, and rage across countless Windows users. But now, Microsoft is getting ready to ...

Additional updates will be available later this year, the AP reported. The “blue screen of death” was first seen in the early 1990s, Microsoft developer Raymond Chen said, according to CNBC.

Windows' Blue Screen of Death to get a makeover with a black background, simplified UI, and quick machine recovery features.

New York (CNN) — The dreaded “blue screen of death” that has tormented millions of Windows users for decades is being put to rest.

The blue screen that stressed computer users for more than three decades is giving way to a black one.

Microsoft is getting rid of the infamous Windows blue screen of death after nearly 40 years. Most Windows users will have encountered the screen and its “Recovery” message most likely at an ...