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.
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