Watch out for this fake Windows BSOD - it's actually malware

The Windows Blue Screen (or Black Screen) of Death is typically a sign that some unrecoverable error or conflict has occurred. Now, cybercriminals are using the dreaded BSOD as a way to trick people ...

This Fake Windows BSOD Is Actually A Malware Trap

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors ...
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Creating this file will BSOD Windows permanently

Creating a file named os_data in Windows’ system directory can trigger a permanent blue screen of death loop. Researchers ...
iTech Hacks

How to Enable Quick Machine Recovery to Fix Boot Problems on Windows 11

Stuck in a Windows 11 boot loop? Here's how to enable Quick Machine Recovery to automatically repair startup crashes ...
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Recover from CrowdStrike BSOD: What Windows users should know

ThioJoe explains how to recover from a CrowdStrike BSOD and what Windows users need to know. Prosecuting Congress for Stating the Law: An Impeachable Offense | Opinion Why “Home Alone” star Daniel ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows will soon prompt for memory scans after BSOD crashes

Microsoft has started testing a new feature that prompts Windows 11 users to run a memory scan when logging in after a blue screen of death (BSOD). These notifications will be displayed whenever the ...
Macworld

Apple pokes fun at Windows PCs in ‘The Underdogs: BSOD’

Apple has released “The Underdogs: BSOD (Blue Screen of Death),” a video short that skillfully pokes fun at a Microsoft problem from last year, when a serious Windows computer crash occurred due to a ...
AppleInsider

The Underdogs return to attack the Windows Blue Screen of Death

Apple's "Underdogs" have returned in a new video, with the BetterBag crew weathering the storm of a convention battered by the Blue Screen of Death thanks to Mac security. Each year, Apple releases an ...
ExtremeTech

End of an Error: Microsoft Retires Blue Screen of Death for Sleek Black Version in Windows 11

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction in Windows 3.0 in 1990. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...
The Verge

Windows 11’s new Black Screen of Death is now rolling out

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is now starting to change its Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to a newly ...
Yardbarker

Windows Says Goodbye To Blue Screen Of Death

Farewell, BSOD! We knew you well. What Windows user hasn’t seen the infamous Blue Screen of Death? Its appearance has always been accompanied by groans and frequently by curses. But soon, like it or ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft to change Windows's infamous Blue Screen of Death to something much darker in response to last year's CloudStrike crashes

The bad news is they've ditched the smiley face. The good news is we get to keep the acronym. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...