The iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is being replaced by the Black Screen of Death in an update from Microsoft, marking almost 40 years since its introduction. This change is part of a broader initiative, the Windows Resiliency Initiative, launched in response to the CrowdStrike outage that impacted millions of devices and many services. The aim is to embed deeper security measures and lessen disruptions from unexpected restarts with new recovery features. This update evokes nostalgia while highlighting the evolution of Windows and its challenges over the decades.
You're laughing. Windows killed the Blue Screen of Death and you're laughing.
This change is related to other updates that Windows is making in the wake of the CrowdStrike outage last year, which affected 8.5 million Windows devices.
Windows is adding a quick machine recovery feature, which helps PCs get back online if a restart is unsuccessful.
When the BSOD first appeared in the 1985 version of Windows 1.0, it was legal to smoke cigarettes on planes.
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