- Microsoft replaces his blue death screen with a black death screen
- This comes after decades of service from the original BSOD
- It’s meant to roll out later this summer
Microsoft gradually rebuilds Windows 11, with an upgraded Xbox app in line with the new ROG Xbox -allie handhelds introducing a unified game library -but it seems that game upgrades are not the only things on Microsoft’s radar.
As reported by The Verge, Microsoft replace Windows 11 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) with a black death screen after decades of the latter presence on several Windows. It seems that it seems to give more clarity and brief information to help troubleshoot user errors easily.
This new design should start rolling out later this summer, and if I’m honest (although Microsoft hasn’t stated it), this change seems to be part of the big upgrade package built for a more handheld-friendly gaming experience. However, (as Verge suggests), it may also be a response to 2024’s crowdstrike flow interruption.
It seems like a strange design change, at least in the sense of going from blue to black, especially after the original was around for many decades. At least we will still be able to continue to call the error message ‘BSOD’ card. However, the stop code will still be present, which helps to provide greater insight into potential problems.
Analysis: Fix not what is not broken Microsoft …
Although I am not entirely mad at this change, I am more concerned about whether this is introducing questions. In my experience, there is hardly much wrong with the current BSOD error message; I’m sure this update will be beneficial for troubleshooting, but I get the feeling of ‘Fix not what’s not broken’.
When you go for Microsoft’s Track Record with updates recently, it gives no confidence that the transition to the black death screen does not end up breaking the functionality somehow. Sure there will always be a mistake or two with different Windows 11 buildings, but some of its updates earlier this year have been alarmingly troublesome.
I have also been COY on updating us as well as NVIDIA’s GPU drivers, both of whom have caused errors in the past. Windows left games like Assassin’s Creed Origins And other Ubisoft titles that crash or are unable to run while (talking about the new black death screen) Nvidia’s GeForce drivers who continued to cause black screen defects during driver installations or by user login.
If this is implemented without complications or major errors, I will be happy; It will mostly come along well with Windows Handheld Gaming -PCs as the reduced amount of text is easier to analyze on a smaller screen. I just hope it won’t be a bigger problem than it should be. Goodbye BSOD, and welcome the new BSOD …
