Microsoft is replacing its iconic “blue screen of death” with a new black restart screen as part of Windows 11, 24-H2 updates, aiming to “streamline the unexpected restart experience.” Launching this ...

Beyond the now-black background, Windows’ new “screen of death” has a slightly shorter message. It’s also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for the ...

Ahead of the latest Windows 11 update, users are reporting significant issues that could disrupt their workflow. Here’s what you need to know about the problem and how to address it. Microsoft ...

Update, Oct. 02, 2024: This story, originally published Oct. 01, now includes details of a temporary fix for Windows 11 reboot loop issues. An update for Windows 11 users that fixed a number of issues ...

The notorious “Blue Screen of Death” — or BSOD for short — is the biggest disaster that can befall a Windows user. The system shuts down with a cryptic error ...

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 ...

Blue Screen of Death or BSOD on Windows computers indicates that a critical issue has been detected, which caused Windows OS to restart unexpectedly. This Blue Screen ...

If Windows 11 fails to boot, it launches the Automatic Repair tool to fix itself, but the repair tool crashes, displaying a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) before the computer restarts, this post will ...

In April 2025, Microsoft announced that the Blue Screen of Death would become the Black Screen of Death. At least the abbreviation (BSOD) still fits. Microsoft said this change would be introduced in ...

QUESTION: I had a blue screen error message pop-up while I wasn’t even using my computer running Windows 10 — what gives? ANSWER: The infamous Blue Screen of ...

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 ...