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Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

By Manuela Lopez Restrepo,
Jeanette Woods
Published June 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM MDT

It usually happens to your computer right in the middle of something important: The dreaded Microsoft Windows blue error screen. Now Microsoft is retiring the blue screen of death for a new color.

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Manuela Lopez Restrepo
Jeanette Woods
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