Microsoft is set to replace the traditional Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with a Black Screen of Death (BSOD) in Windows 11. The update, aimed at enhancing clarity and user diagnostics, features a simplified design that omits the previously iconic blue color and frowning face. Instead, it will provide stop codes and details about faulty system drivers, streamlining the troubleshooting process for IT admins. This change is part of Microsoft's efforts to increase Windows resilience, especially following last year's CrowdStrike incident that impacted millions.
This is really an attempt on clarity and providing better information and allowing us and customers to really get to what the core of the issue is so we can fix it faster, says David Weston, vice president of enterprise and OS security at Microsoft.
The new design drops the traditional blue color, frowning face, and QR code in favor of a simplified black screen that will list the stop code and faulty system driver.
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