Microsoft bids farewell to the Windows blue screen of death after 40 years
Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death
- Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death with a new black screen of death, nearly 40 years after its introduction.
- The change aims to streamline unexpected restarts, provide clearer information to users, and improve the recovery process for Windows systems.
- This initiative follows a major global outage last year that affected millions of Windows users, including airlines, hospitals, and banks, causing billions in losses.
- The new recovery system, featuring a simplified user interface, is designed to reduce restart wait times to two seconds for most users.
- The rollout of the updated system is scheduled for later this summer on all Windows 11 24H2 devices.