Those familiar with Windows will know the dreaded ‘Blue Screen of Death’, or ‘BSOD’ in short – recently, Microsoft was spotted with an insider preview of Windows 11 featuring a redesigned error screen, where the color is no longer blue; instead, it’ll be black.
Windows “Black Screen of Death”
Today, if your Windows 8/10/11 PC triggered a catastrophic failure (meaning, the system cannot function until a restart), you’ll see a blue screen with a :( face with the message that reads: “Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We’re just collecting some error info, and then we’ll restart for you.” This is then followed by a percentage of progress and a short message on the error code, the file involved, and a QR code to scan to guide you to the relevant support page.
The new version further simplifies this into a single sentence: “Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart,” followed by progress percentage, the error code and the file that triggered the error. While more straightforward, this may be more intimidating for users unfamiliar with the error (although it’s a far cry from the Windows XP/Vista/7 days where a BSOD give you a very intimidating wall of text).
This isn’t the first time BSOD has went dark mode – back in 2021, Microsoft briefly tested a black version of BSOD but was reverted back to what we already see today. It’s unclear if this version will ultimately stick, or it’ll make it into official release with the same blue shade that we know and (most likely) hate.
Source: The Verge
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