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Following the recent buzz surrounding Windows blue screen of death (BSOD), a Microsoft Windows veteran dev has talked in some detail about its origin going back to Windows 95, NT, and 3.1. On the ...

The world is still recovering from one of history's most disruptive IT outages. Millions of critical Windows-based systems across the globe are experiencing the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

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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 ...