It is a bittersweet day for Windows users.
Microsoft is discarding its iconic “blue death screen”, known for appearing during unexpected restarts in Windows computers. The company revealed a new black iteration in a blog post on Thursday, saying that it is “rationalizing the unexpected reset experience.”
The new black unexpected restart screen is scheduled to launch this summer on Windows 11 24h2, the company said. Microsoft promoted updates as an “easier” and “faster” way to recover from reset.
The blue death screen of the software giant dates back to the early 1990s, according to Microsoft Raymond Chen developer.
Microsoft also said that you plan to update the user interface to match the Windows 11 design and reduce inactivity time during two -second reset for most users.
“This change is part of a major continuous effort to reduce interruption in case of unexpected restart,” Microsoft wrote.
The iconic blue screen was apparently everywhere in July 2024 after a defective update of Crowdstrike blocked computer systems worldwide.
