Microsoft Officially Retires ‘Blue Screen of Death’ After 40 Years of Frowny-Faces

Another icon of the 1980s has disappeared, such as Pudding Pops and Benetton sweaters. After 40 years to provide the new tragic tragic Pc Windows users crash, the infamous “blue screen of death” from Microsoft will disappear. But do not worry – a black screen of death will replace him, although without the Sad emoticon face.

The infamous “blue screen of death” has existed since the very first version of Windows in 1985. Named for its bright blue color, it is a critical error screen that appears on computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system when the system is blocking. The text on the screen varies, but it is sometimes accompanied by a face frowning the eyebrows made up of a colon and a left parenthesis. 🙁

Microsoft says that the new black death screen, which it calls a “simplified user interface for unexpected restarts”, will appear in its place from Windows 11 devices, 24H2 version.

The black screen of death will display the stop code and the pilot of the defective system, which allows it to identify the problem that caused the crash more quickly, rather than having to use debugging software.

It is not only a cosmetic change, it is part of Microsoft Windows resilience initiativewhich is designed to increase resilience and safety in Windows systems. In a Blog article on ThursdayMicrosoft said that the new black death screen was part of “rationalizing the unexpected restart experience” and helping in “rapid recovery of the machine”. The goal is to reduce recovery time to 2 seconds after a PC crash.

The Windows Resiliency Initiative was launched after the Crowdsstrike failure of 2024, which brought out of the systems out of line for many companies, airports and government services. More than 8 million aircraft have been affected.

Over 40 years, the blue screen of death has made its way in pop culture, with a Subdreddit devoted to himAnd T-shirts and other elements bearing its image.