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Microsoft has announced that the legendary Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), a system crash notification that has been visible in Windows for nearly four decades, will finally be retired. A new Black Screen of Death is coming to the company, as The Verge has reported, and it will be added as a part of an upcoming Windows 11 update later this summer. This transformation is accompanied by an updated visual appearance and enhanced diagnostic readability.
The new screen will not have the past regular blue background pictures, sad face emojis, or QR codes. Instead, it will provide a sleek black screen showing stop codes and pointing out the rogue crashed driver. This redesign will help system administrators and IT professionals solve problems quickly without manually extracting and analysing the crash dump files.
Microsoft has described the new look of the crash screen as clear and fast for troubleshooting. David Weston, enterprise and OS security vice president of Microsoft, says the aim is to supply more helpful and specific information about failings or mistakes within the system. The screen is designed to reduce response time in the event of system failure by pinpointing the exact problem in the operating system or a hardware component.
Along with the redesigned crash screen, Microsoft will introduce a new feature called Quick Machine Recovery. This utility is designed to assist users in quickly recovering unbootable Windows systems. The latest recovery option also indicates Microsoft's wider move to minimise downtime and make system performance more transparent.
Last year's massive system outage preceded the new changes, as a defect in a CrowdStrike rapid response content update led to the crash of many Windows computers into the BSOD. The incident highlighted the importance of situations where faults in the system can be communicated and resolved as quickly as possible. As a result, Microsoft modified how crash data is provided to users and administrators.
Changing the Black Screen of Death is not only a visual redesign but also a transition to system management with increased efficiency and effectiveness. Microsoft will introduce the new screen and recovery updates next year as part of a bigger Windows 11 upgrade.
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