Windows’ Notorious Blue Screen Changing to Black

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    Most Windows users have crossed paths with the dreaded “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their tech journeys. Now, after over 40 years, the familiar blue backdrop will shift to a sleek black background for this notorious error message.
    This update reflects Microsoft’s broader initiatives to bolster the stability of the Windows operating system following the previous year’s massive CrowdStrike incident, which affected millions of Windows computers around the globe.
    “Navigating unexpected restarts and speeding up recovery has never been more straightforward,” Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, stated in an announcement on Wednesday.
    To achieve this, Microsoft is working on “streamlining” the user’s experience during “unexpected restarts” that lead to disruptions, prompting a redesign of the well-known error screen.
    Besides the new black backdrop, the revised “screen of death” on Windows displays a slightly more concise message. Gone is the frowning face; in its place is a progress percentage indicating the restart process.
    Microsoft plans to roll out this “simplified” interface for unanticipated restarts to all Windows 11 devices, version 24H2, later this summer.
    For systems that may fail to restart properly, Microsoft announced the inclusion of a “quick machine recovery” feature. This will be particularly valuable during widespread outages, allowing Microsoft to “broadly deploy targeted remediations” and automate fixes through this new feature “without requiring complex manual intervention from IT.”
    This quick machine recovery feature is expected to be “generally available” on Windows 11 later this summer, with additional enhancements to follow throughout the year.