Linux is getting its own Blue Screen of Death It might not be the year of the Linux desktop yet, but Linux distributions will soon have their own Blue Screen of Death message.

Appearing everywhere from Macy’s flagship store to airports in India on Friday, the Blue Screen of Death has instilled panic in computer users for decades.

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

Microsoft's iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is dead after 40 years. RIP to the most panic-inducing screen a Windows user can encounter. Now, get ready to fear the Black Screen of Death. In a ...

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has served as something of a Grim Reaper for Windows users since the 1980s.

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 ...

Meet the new bummer-screen boss: The black screen of death, minus the blue screen's frowny face.