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Microsoft Retires Iconic Blue Screen of Death, Unveils Black Restart Screen for Windows 11

Microsoft is replacing its iconic “blue screen of death” with a new black restart screen as part of Windows 11, 24-H2 updates, aiming to “streamline the unexpected restart experience.” Launching this ...
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Microsoft says Black Screen of Death better 'aligns with Windows 11's visual style' - but I think the new crash screen is missing a key detail

Windows 11 has a new Black Screen of Death (BSoD) rather than blue It simplifies the current BSoD as well as changing the color The problem is that it perhaps goes too far with the streamlining, and ...
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Windows will soon prompt for memory scans after BSOD crashes

Microsoft has started testing a new feature that prompts Windows 11 users to run a memory scan when logging in after a blue screen of death (BSOD). These notifications will be displayed whenever the ...