Microsoft $MSFT is saying goodbye to the classic Blue Screen of Death after nearly 40 years. Starting later this summer, Windows 11 will feature a Black Screen of Death, dropping the blue hue, frowny face, and QR code. pic.twitter.com/nuOeDdBp4F
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The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has held strong in Windows for nearly 40 years, but that’s about to change. Microsoft revealed earlier this year that it was overhauling its BSOD error message in Windows 11, and the company has now confirmed that it will soon be known as the Black Screen of Death. The new design drops the traditional blue color, frowning face, and QR code in favor of a simplified black screen.
The simplified BSOD looks a lot more like the black screen you’d see during a Windows update. But it will list the stop code and faulty system driver that you wouldn’t always see during a crash dump. IT admins shouldn’t need to pull crash dumps off PCs and analyze them with tools like WinDbg just to find out what could be causing issues.
https://www.theverge.com/news/692648/microsoft-bsod-black-screen-of-death-color-change-official