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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rhian Lubin

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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