Almost every Windows user has suffered from the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in his computer life. Now, after more than 40 years of blue, the updated error message will be displayed soon on the black background.
The infamous error screen changes are part of a broader effort Microsoft arrive Improve elasticity Windows operating system Last year’s Crowdstrike incidentcrashed Millions of Windows machines worldwide.
“Now, it’s easier than ever to restart the navigation unexpectedly and recover faster than ever,” Washington-based Microsoft wrote in an announcement Wednesday.
As part of this effort, Microsoft says it is “simplifying” what users experience when they experience “unexpected restarts” that result in interruptions. This means making a makeover of the infamous error screen.
Exceed Windows’ new “Screen Death” now has a shorter message on the black background. It no longer comes with a frowning face, but shows the percentage of the restart process.
Microsoft said it will provide this “simplified” user interface for unexpected restarts on all of its Windows 11 (version 24H2) devices later this summer.
For PCs that may not be able to successfully restart, Microsoft also said Wednesday that it is adding a “fast machine recovery” mechanism. This will be especially useful during widespread disruptions, the tech giant notes that this will be especially useful as Microsoft “can deploy targeted remedies widely” and automatically fixes using this new mechanism, “no complex manual intervention required.”
Microsoft said this fast machine recovery will also be “usually available” on Window 11 later this summer, and will launch additional features later this year.
