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Windows 8 Blue Screen Of Death: Like A Sad Girl Texting You

11:35AM September 15, 2011 | Kwame Opam

If you decided to install the Developer Preview of Windows 8 last night, you may have run into this little screen. It’s good to see Microsoft making even the worst of user experiences… friendlier? But now I’m laughing AND kind of depressed. More »

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Microsoft’s BSOD Will Actually Be Black In Windows 8

9:00PM April 25, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death has been simultaneously worrying and pissing people off since Windows 1.0. No doubt trying to add a bit of sexy glamour to an otherwise frustrating experience, Microsoft’s next OS looks to include a black screen. More »

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“We Fight For Freedom, And Windows Vista Is F%$king Us Up”

9:13AM December 11, 2009 | Major Tom

Major Tom (not his real name) is a ground controller at an United States Air Force Base. He wrote to us because he and his military colleagues are extremely frustrated with Windows Vista. Here’s his hated BSOD and his story. More »

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Even God Runs Windows XP

2:00AM November 10, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Yes, that’s a Windows XP error floating in the sky. No, it’s not a Photoshop. And this is what it looked like after a reboot… More »

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Giz Explains: Why Stuff Crashes (And Why It Happens Less Now)

5:10AM October 22, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

You’re working on the most important document you’ve ever typed and suddenly — boom: Blue screen. “A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED.” What the hell just happened? More »

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Blue Screen Of Death (On A Belt)

6:33AM October 20, 2009 | Brian Lam

I don’t why my belt crashed. I went to the restroom and then zipped up and then shook my hips like Elvis in the mirror…wait, Belt 7 isn’t Elvis compatible. That explains everything. [GeekGoneChic via Crunchgear] More »

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Here’s One For The PC Fanboys…

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9:55AM August 28, 2009 | Nick Broughall

See? We’re not Apple fanboys. We show off all operating systems’ failings here at Gizmodo. It’s not our fault we see one type more than the other. Or that saying “Blue Screen of Death” is just so damned catchy…

[Thanks Matt!]

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Hey Look, Another Blue Screen Of Death

7:00AM July 26, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Eagle-eyed reader Shawn spotted this nice little discrepancy that’s sure to start one of those awesome Mac vs. PC arguments in the comments: A Blue Screen of Death right next to an Apple store. Okay commenters, go nuts. [Thanks, Shawn!] More »

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MaximumPC Demystifies the BSOD

11:50PM May 1, 2009 | Mark Wilson

MaximumPC took a solid whack at explaining how dreaded Blue Screen of Death error codes work (pertaining most recently to XP, Vista and even Windows 7), what they mean and how to fix them.

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The One Place You Definitely Don’t Want To See a Windows Error Message

1:00AM March 18, 2009 | John Mahoney

On the control screen of the nuclear power plant in the port of Bushehr, Iran. [UPI]

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