What is now known as the Blue Screen of Death debuted in Windows 1.0 in 1985, and since then, it has appeared on millions of screens—maybe billions around the world.

Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much reputational harm?

Microsoft has released Windows 1.0 theme for Windows 10. Download the Windows Throwback theme from Microsoft Store, today.