The Windows 3.1 Ctrl+Alt+Del screen, aka the screen of unhappiness, the Windows 95 kernel error (which most users consider the blue screen of death), and the Windows NT kernel error, which was authored by John Vert. In a separate post, Chen explained that the BSoD error during the Windows 98 demo occurred because the development team decided to use a scanner they'd bought from the local electronics store at the last minute instead of the one they'd tested and validated in the lab. It secured a spot for itself in Microsoft's history and "was mounted on a World War II infantry helmet and worn by one of the engineering managers to the War Room meetings for the remainder of the project".
Author: kevinokemwa@outlook.com (Kevin Okemwa) , Kevin Okemwa
Published at: 2025-11-07 14:27:18
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