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Microsoft Is Retiring the Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’
- In 2024, Microsoft announced it will phase out the longstanding Blue Screen of Death and introduce a new black error screen for users running Windows 11.
- This change follows disruptions caused by a 2024 CrowdStrike outage that rendered millions of Windows PCs unusable with blue screens.
- Microsoft described the update as a simplified interface that improves readability, aligns with Windows 11 design, and preserves technical details.
- David Weston, Microsoft's Vice President, highlighted that the update provides clearer details about the cause of errors, distinguishing whether the issue originates from Windows itself or an individual component.
- The new screen, featuring a quick machine recovery function to improve system stability, is scheduled to be introduced in a Windows 11 update coming this summer.
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Microsoft puts an end to one of the most feared Windows error messages, the well-known blue screen of death
Microsoft Windows' iconic blue screen of death is being retired
It usually happens to your computer right in the middle of something important: The dreaded Microsoft Windows blue error screen. Now Microsoft is retiring the blue screen of death for a new color.
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