Why change the blue screen to black now? Did the viral images of Times Square rendered useless by the BSOD cause that much reputational harm?

The new black screen provides users and IT administrators with direct access to critical information such as stop codes and the names of problematic system drivers.

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The Blue Screen of Death in Windows is never a good thing. But Microsoft is now making the screen a bit less bright and a bit more helpful. Also: How to get Windows 10 extended security updates ...

The new BSOD recalls the black screen shown during a Windows update, but it will list the stop code and system driver that contributed to the crash. This should make life easier for IT admins.

Part of it is just cleaner information on what exactly went wrong, where it’s Windows versus a component.” The new design is expected to roll out "later this summer" in a Windows 11 update.

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very ...

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous "blue screen of death" at some point in their computing life. Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable ...