Microsoft is officially retired

Another icon has been in the 1980s, such as boding, fixed organic pollutants and woolen jackets. After 40 years of submitting tragic news about a PC Windows users, “Blue Death Screen” from Microsoft is notorious He will go away. But you do not worry – the black death screen will replace it, although without Face.

The “Blue Die” was notorious since the first version of Windows in 1985. It was called bright blue, a decisive error screen that appears on computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system when the system breaks down. The text on the screen differs, but it is sometimes accompanied by a frown face consisting of colon and left arches. 🙁

Microsoft says the new black screen, which you call “a simplified user interface for unexpected restart”, will appear in its place starting later this summer on all Windows 11 devices, version 24H2.

The black screen of death will display the icon and the wrong system driver, allowing it to attackers to determine the problem that caused the disruption more quickly, instead of having to use error correction programs.

It is not just a cosmetic change, it’s part of Microsoft’s Windows Flexibility InitiativeIt is designed to increase flexibility and safety in Windows systems. in Blog post on ThursdayMicrosoft said that the new black screen of death is part of “simplifying an unexpected restart experience” and an assistant at “Recovery Machine Recovery”. The goal is to reduce the recovery time to two seconds after the computer is broken.

The Windows Flexible initiative was launched after the 2024 Crowdstrike interruption, which caused the systems not connected to many companies, airports and government services. More than 8 million devices were affected.

For 40 years, the blue screen for death worked on its way to pop culture, with a Subreddit devoted to itAnd Shirts And other elements that carry their image.