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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Microsoft Windows to get rid of 'blue screen of death' and frowning face after 40 years
Out of the blue and into the black. Microsoft's infamous 'Blue Screen of Death' is set to change colour after almost 40 years. The changes to the notorious error screen come as part of broader efforts by Microsoft to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system in the wake of last year's CrowdStrike incident, which crashed millions of Windows machines worldwide. 'Now it's easier than ever to navigate unexpected restarts and recover faster,' Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft wrote in a Wednesday announcement. As part of that effort, Microsoft says it's 'streamlining' what users experience when encountering 'unexpected restarts' that cause disruptions. And that means a makeover to the infamous error screen. Related The 50-year-old code that reshaped the world: Bill Gates on the 'revolution' that started Microsoft Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new 'screen of death' has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for the restart process. Microsoft says this 'simplified' user interface for unexpected restarts will be available later this summer on all of its Windows 11 (version 24H2) devices. And for PCs that may not restart successfully, Microsoft on Wednesday also said it's adding a 'quick machine recovery' mechanism. They will be particularly useful for during a widespread outage, the tech giant noted, as Microsoft 'can broadly deploy targeted remediations' and automate fixes with this new mechanism 'without requiring complex manual intervention from IT". Microsoft said this quick machine recovery will also be 'generally available' later this summer on Windows 11 — with additional capabilities set to launch later in the year.
Asharq Al-Awsat
3 days ago
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Windows' Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death' Will Soon Turn Black
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 blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background. The changes to the notorious error screen come as part of broader efforts by Microsoft to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system in the wake of last year's CrowdStrike incident, which crashed millions of Windows machines worldwide. 'Now it's easier than ever to navigate unexpected restarts and recover faster,' Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft wrote in a Wednesday announcement. As part of that effort, Microsoft says it's 'streamlining' what users experience when encountering 'unexpected restarts' that cause disruptions. And that means a makeover to the infamous error screen. Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new 'screen of death' has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face and instead shows a percentage completed for the restart process. Microsoft says this 'simplified' user interface for unexpected restarts will be available later this summer on all of its Windows 11 (version 24H2) devices. And for PCs that may not restart successfully, Microsoft on Wednesday also said it is adding a 'quick machine recovery' mechanism. This will be particularly useful for during a widespread outage, the tech giant noted, as Microsoft 'can broadly deploy targeted remediations' and automate fixes with this new mechanism 'without requiring complex manual intervention from IT.' Microsoft said this quick machine recovery will also be 'generally available' later this summer on Window 11 with additional capabilities set to launch later in the year.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
Say goodbye to the infamous Windows 'blue screen of death'
Social Sharing Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" at some point in their computing lives. Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background. The changes come as part of broader efforts by Microsoft to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system in the wake of last year's CrowdStrike outage that saw millions of Windows machines crash worldwide. "Now it's easier than ever to navigate unexpected restarts and recover faster," Microsoft wrote in a Thursday announcement. As part of that effort, Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Wash., says it's "streamlining" what users experience when encountering "unexpected restarts" that cause disruptions. And that means a makeover for the notorious error screen. A shorter message Beyond the now-black background, the new Windows error screen has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning emoticon, instead showing a percentage completed for the restart process. Microsoft says this "simplified" user interface for unexpected restarts will be available later this summer on all of its Windows 11 (version 24H2) devices. And for PCs that may not restart successfully, Microsoft also said it will be adding a "quick machine recovery" mechanism. The company noted this will be particularly useful during widespread outages, as Microsoft "can broadly deploy targeted remediations" and allow automated fixes "without requiring complex manual intervention from IT." Microsoft said this mechanism will be "generally available" later this summer on Windows 11 — with additional capabilities set to launch later in the year.
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Windows' infamous ‘blue screen of death' will soon turn black
A Microsoft logo is seen on a screen as people listen at an event at Microsoft headquarters, May 20, 2024, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) 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 blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background. The changes to the notorious error screen come as part of broader efforts by Microsoft to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system in the wake of last year's CrowdStrike incident, which crashed millions of Windows machines worldwide. 'Now it's easier than ever to navigate unexpected restarts and recover faster,' Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft wrote in a Wednesday announcement. As part of that effort, Microsoft says it's 'streamlining' what users experience when encountering 'unexpected restarts' that cause disruptions. And that means a makeover to the infamous error screen. Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new 'screen of death' has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for the restart process. Microsoft says this 'simplified' user interface for unexpected restarts will be available later this summer on all of its Windows 11 (version 24H2) devices. And for PCs that may not restart successfully, Microsoft on Wednesday also said it's adding a 'quick machine recovery' mechanism. The will be particularly useful for during a widespread outage, the tech giant noted, as Microsoft 'can broadly deploy targeted remediations' and automate fixes with this new mechanism 'without requiring complex manual intervention from IT.' Microsoft said this quick machine recovery will also be 'generally available' later this summer on Window 11 — with additional capabilities set to launch later in the year. The Associated Press
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Al Arabiya
Windows' Infamous 'Blue Screen of Death' Will Soon Turn Black
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 blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background. The changes to the notorious error screen come as part of broader efforts by Microsoft to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system in the wake of last year's CrowdStrike incident, which crashed millions of Windows machines worldwide. 'Now it's easier than ever to navigate unexpected restarts and recover faster,' Redmond, Washington–based Microsoft wrote in a Wednesday announcement. 'As part of that effort, Microsoft says it's streamlining what users experience when encountering unexpected restarts that cause disruptions. And that means a makeover to the infamous error screen.' Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new screen of death has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face–and instead shows a percentage completed for the restart process. Microsoft says this simplified user interface for unexpected restarts will be available later this summer on all of its Windows 11 (version 24H2) devices. And for PCs that may not restart successfully, Microsoft on Wednesday also said it's adding a quick machine recovery mechanism. This will be particularly useful during a widespread outage, the tech giant noted, as Microsoft can broadly deploy targeted remediations and automate fixes with this new mechanism without requiring complex manual intervention from IT. Microsoft said this quick machine recovery will also be generally available later this summer on Window 11–with additional capabilities set to launch later in the year.
