A widespread CrowdStrike issue is resulting in Windows computers crashing worldwide, affecting everyone from airports and airlines to media services, banks, and many other businesses. While Microsoft ...

The BSOD, or Blue Screen of Death, is an iconic error screen that anyone who’s ever used a Windows PC has liekly come across at one time or another. It’s no fun ...

Perhaps when it's on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference. An eagle-eyed Register reader spotted two apparent examples of the breed at Microsoft's stand at the RSAC 2026 Conference, one ...

Don't panic — do this instead. No Windows user ever wants to see Microsoft’s dreaded blue screen of death warning on their PC. Many will have fresh memories of the Crowd Strike plague of blue monitors ...

The Crowdstrike disaster in July 2024 gave Microsoft a black eye. How could third-party security software fail so spectacularly — to the point that millions of Windows PCs became unbootable unless ...

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 ...

Sometimes, you may encounter the Netwsw00.sys Blue Screen on your Windows 11/10 computer and it can be concerning. BSOD errors can be alarming since they often occur during essential operations or ...

Use the following fixes if you encounter a Blue Screen error when connecting to WiFi or Ethernet on your Windows computer. A corrupt driver is one of the possible ...

After completing a degree in Film, Television, and Cultural Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, I decided to pursue my love of writing and video games by entering the world of video game ...

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" is going ...

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has unexpectedly come to Microsoft’s defense regarding the jokes about the Windows operating system’s infamous blue screen of death. The whole thing was first noticed by ...