r/PBSOD↗
Public Blue Screens of Death
Welcome to r/PBSOD! We're that place for photos or videos of publicly visible blue screens, error dialogs and other user interfaces that aren't supposed to be seen (e.g. Windows taskbars, BIOS screens, etc.)
99k subscribers182 posts / mo in Sep 2026151 authors / mosince 2015
r/PBSOD has 99k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 182 posts a month from 151 people. Top topics: Windows Legacy, Windows XP and Windows Support & Discussion.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Windows Legacy1.0%
- Windows XP0.9%
- Windows Support & Discussion0.9%
- Windows Activation & Upgrades0.7%
- McDonalds Moments0.4%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Microsoft
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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research