Setting up a new PC used to be fun, now it is ad-ridden nightmare

Remember when setting up your fresh Windows copy was a fun and quick experience? Our comparison shows how things derailed ...
Lifehacker

This Windows Update Pop-Up Is a Scam

December 4, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The update screen is a normal occurrence on Windows machines, so of course hackers are now manipulating it to ...
TweakTown

MSI Claw handhelds get the Windows 11 'Full Screen Experience' for Xbox and PC gaming

TL;DR: Windows 11's new Full Screen Experience, optimized for handheld gaming devices like the ROG Xbox Ally and now MSI Claw, offers a clean, distraction-free interface that improves performance by ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Says Latest OS Update Makes 'Every Windows 11 PC an AI PC'

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC, not at it. This week, the company rolled out a Windows 11 update with new Copilot wake words ("Hey Copilot") tasks that start with spoken or typed commands. "We ...
Hosted on MSN

What's The 'Savant' Meme Of A Woman In Glasses Looking At A Computer Screen? Jessica Chastain's Viral Meme Explained

An image of actress Jessica Chastain wearing glasses and looking at a computer screen in a dark room has become a viral meme template on Twitter / X lately. The photo is from her upcoming Apple TV+ ...
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 ...
CNET

Microsoft's 'Blue Screen of Death' Dies After 40 Years: Meet Its Replacement

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...
WGBH

Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired

CHANG: This thing that pops up when your computer suddenly restarts? I hate that thing. SHAPIRO: Yeah, well, RIP because Microsoft announced this week that the dreaded BSOD is no more. CHANG: Yeah, ...
The Daily Dot

“End of an era”: Microsoft is killing off the legendary “blue screen of death”

The times, they are a-changing—at least over at Microsoft, that is. The universally shared Windows user experience of the “blue screen of death” will soon be a thing of the past. For many Microsoft ...
GameSpot

Windows' Blue Screen Of Death Is Dead, Long Live Black Screen Of Death

Windows users will dread the familiar sight of the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) whenever they encounter an error. But after nearly 40 years, Microsoft will be retiring ...
techtimes

Microsoft Windows Removes the 'Blue Screen of Death' Error Message After 40 Years

Microsoft is changing the "blue screen of death" error message on Windows starting later this summer as the company is now retiring the iconic crash notice which it ...