US EditionIt's Official! Micosoft's New Black Screen of Death Is Coming to Windows 11. All You Need to Know
GLOBAL, JUL 9 – Microsoft replaces the Blue Screen of Death with a Black Screen and Quick Machine Recovery to improve system resilience after the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage, reducing crashes and reboots.
- Microsoft began phasing out the Blue Screen of Death by rolling out a new Black Screen of Death in Windows 11 version 24H2 starting this summer.
- The update follows last year's CrowdStrike outage that caused thousands of Windows machines to fail, highlighting the need for faster recovery and clearer error communication.
- The redesigned black screen improves readability, aligns with Windows 11’s darker theme, removes emojis and QR codes, and integrates with Quick Machine Recovery to reduce disruption.
- David Weston, Microsoft's VP of Enterprise and OS Security, said the redesign aims to provide "clarity and better information" so users and IT teams can resolve issues faster.
- Microsoft expects this change to boost reliability, reduce user panic, streamline troubleshooting, and mark a significant visual and functional update to error handling.
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It's official! Micosoft's new Black Screen of Death is coming to Windows 11. All you need to know
Microsoft is replacing the Blue Screen of Death with a simplified black screen error message in Windows 11, which displays a problem notification and error code. This change aims to improve user interface and readability while maintaining technical details.
A Windows Server and Xbox feature for high error resistance is now part of Windows 11. The blue screen of death and other bugs will come out less than before.
Microsoft Starts Rolling Out New Windows 11 BSoD
It looks like Microsoft is really replacing the Blue Screen of Death with the Black Screen of Death, coming up for Windows 11. It seemed pretty set in stone when we first saw such reports late last month. But now more recent reports note that the rollout has begun. In a Windows Blog post, Microsoft says that the new BSoD is coming as part of a new Windows 11 build, specifically 26100.4762 (KB5062660). This will be rolled out to Insiders in the R…
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