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Microsoft retires Blue Screen of Death

Microsoft's ‘blue screen of death’ has died at 40

The infamous "blue screen of death," which featured a text frown and terrified those who experienced it, no longer exists after Microsoft killed it in favor of a simple black screen and error code.

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Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years of Memes, Jokes, T-Shirts

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" will be going away. But not to worry -- a black screen of death will be replacing it, albeit without the sad emoticon face.

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Microsoft is retiring the infamous ‘blue screen of death’

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

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After 33 Years, Microsoft Just Made a Bittersweet Announcement About 1 of Its Most Iconic ‘Features’

In Windows 11’s early days, Microsoft briefly experimented with a black screen—only to revert to it after ... the airline spent days trying to manually recover affected computers. I don’t think ...

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Microsoft Sparks Outrage by Announcing Major Change After 40 Years

"We’re introducing a simplified user interface (UI) that pairs with the shortened experience. The updated UI improves ...

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