Microsoft’s colors of choice now appear to be black and blue. There’s always been the Blue Screen of Death, but lately people have been seeing the Black Screen of Death. Here’s what to do if your Windows computer is getting a black eye.

First, though, I should point out that not all Black Screens of Death are caused by this newest set of problems. People have been turning on their computers and facing a blank screen since before there were PCs. If you’ve been running into a black screen on your Windows PC for some time, check out Microsoft support on the more common problems that causes black screens to happen with Windows XP.

But, if you just started seeing a Black Screen of Death after installing Microsoft’s November 10th set of patches for Windows and Microsoft Office, you may need this fix. Is it right for you? Here’s how to tell.

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