After almost four decades, the well -known Windows bitch screen will give way to a black variant this summer. Microsoft will indeed modify the blue screen of death (BSOD or Blue Screen of Death) in a future update of Windows 11.
It is not only an aesthetic change. The new black BSOD is part of a larger initiative aimed at strengthening Windows solidity. Microsoft opts for a more sober and professional design, intended to display technical information more clearly. The scowl and the QR code disappear, but the error code and the problematic system pilot remain clearly visible. This should allow IT managers to identify the origin of the problem more quickly.
According to David Weston, Vicepresident Enterprise & OS Security at Microsoft, it’s all about clarity and faster problems. ‘The black screen displays the error code directly and the system pilot causing the problem, “he said during an interview with The Verge. Thus, IT managers will no longer need to consult the backup files on incident with complex tools like ‘Windbg’.
A lesson learned from a global crash
This change is part of the Microsoft Initiative Windows Resiliency initiative, launched after the massive Crowdstrike failure in July 2024, when a flaw in a security update had paralyzed millions of Windows systems in the world. Governments, airports, businesses and media had been affected, often causing the blue screen of death (BSOD).
To avoid such situations in the future, Microsoft brings several adaptations to Windows 11. This is how there will be a Quick Machine Recovery functionality, in order to restore devices faster in the event of start -up.
From Windows 1.0 in 1985, the Bleu de Plantage screen had become essential. Over the years, it has become a cult symbol of digital disaster and an inexhaustible source of memes. Microsoft takes leave today of this visual classic, true to its ambition to make Windows more professional and more stable. But among those who have been working with Windows since the 90s, there will always be the feeling that a good old enemy ‘retires.
