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Microsoft Retires Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11 Overhaul

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Updated Jun 30, 2025, 03:34 PM

Microsoft said it will retire the decades-old Blue Screen of Death and introduce a black crash screen with the next Windows 11 update, version 24H2, scheduled for release later this summer. The change was announced in a company blog post on 26 June.

The redesigned interface drops the frowny-face emoji and QR code, adds a progress indicator and keeps the stop code and driver information developers need for troubleshooting. Microsoft aims to cut unexpected-restart downtime to roughly two seconds for most users and to present clearer diagnostics for IT staff.

The overhaul forms part of the Windows Resiliency Initiative, a multi-year program to harden the operating system after a faulty CrowdStrike security update in July 2024 bricked an estimated 8.5 million Windows machines worldwide and splashed the iconic blue error screen across airports, hospitals and trading floors.

Introduced in the early 1990s, the BSOD became one of computing’s most recognisable visuals. Microsoft said aligning the crash screen with Windows 11’s darker aesthetic—and making crashes less disruptive—reflects broader efforts to improve security and reliability while modernising the user experience.

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The Windows “blue screen of death” is going to disappear this summer ➡️

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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.