Overview
What is Bluescreen?
Bluescreen : A screensaver file that can be launched when the computer enters in idle mode in order to display an image of the BSOD (blue screen of death)
In depth
A closer look at Bluescreen
Bluescreen is a simple screensaver file that can be used to play a prank on a fellow computer user as it displays the dreaded BSOD (blue screen of death) when the computer enters in idle mode. The application is devised by SysInternals, a company that is a subsidiary of Microsoft. It is harmless for the computer because it simulates the BSOD, which occurs because of both software and hardware issues. The BSOD screensaver has been crafted to reproduce some of the details of the machine it runs on. Thus, on Windows NT it pulls the build number and even the processor revision along with the loaded drives and disk properties.
Verdict
Should you download Bluescreen?
Bluescreen runs on
Windows NT/2000/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 62 KB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Practical Jokes and Pranks.
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At a glance
Bluescreen specifications
- Last updated
- Feb 24, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows NT/2000/Windows 10/11
- File size
- 62 KB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 1393
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