By Richard Speed
Publication Date: 2026-03-28 10:51:00
Bork!Bork!Bork! When is a bork not a bork? Perhaps when it’s on a Microsoft stand at a US security conference.
An eagle-eyed Register reader spotted two apparent examples of the breed at Microsoft’s stand at the RSAC 2026 Conference, one showing a Blue Screen Of Death from the era of Windows 98 and another that appeared to come from the days of Windows 8.
“I told them about both,” our reader said, “and they seemed about to address them.”
How embarrassing for Microsoft… or is it? Why would a BSOD from Windows 98 be on show? A look at the text shows some very unusual hex values and something that looks more like an example of a technical support scam screen. Or perhaps just a bunch of uninitialized bytes.
The second screen also includes some odd text: “Your PC ran into a problem that it couldn’t handle.” Yes, many Windows users will have seen similar messages over the years, but that one looks a little… suspect.
