The error screen known as the BSOD is undergoing a radical change, and while it’s a nice idea, I fear it could confuse more people than it helps.

A Windows 95 error that caused the computer to lock up and the screen to turn black. The solution was to reboot. See Blue Screen of Death and Red Ring of Death. THIS ...

Now Microsoft has announced that it's previewing a "more streamlined UI for unexpected restarts" in the latest Windows Insider build—and there are rumblings of a new Black Screen of Death to keep me ...

Now it looks like the BSOD is changing to the…well, the BSOD. The black screen of death. In Windows 11 24H2, the iconic frowning emoji is gone, replaced with a much more straightforward screen ...