- Windows 11 has a new ‘black screen of death’ that is apparently being deployed
- It is much more aerodynamic than the ‘blue death screen’ that we are all used to
- However, Microsoft has gone too far to remember, and now has an unfortunate resemblance to a restart of Windows Update
Microsoft seems to change the infamous blue death screen (BSOD) for Windows 11, changing not only color, but also mainly simplifies the appearance of the screen that appears when its PC is blocked and blocked.
The traditional BSOD in Windows 11 is blue (hence the name) and is also furnished with some information bits about the error caused by the blockade (I will return to that). In addition, there is a considerable tight face on the screen to let him know that something has come out very badly with the operating system.
The latest Windows reports that the Redesigned BSOD apparently is already live in Windows 11 24h2 (or at least it is implementing some users), in addition to being seen in the tests. (Keep in mind that it is a green screen, or GSOD, in the tests, since that is actually the color that has always been for the compilations of preview, but for anyone that is not a Windows tester, it will be black).
The biggest change that the color of the background is that the screen is much simpler, only offers a message that indicates that: “your device encountered a problem and needs to restart.”
Microsoft has pressed not only with a sad face, but also with the QR code that could scan with your phone (if it was fast) to try to get more details about the error that blocked its PC. He still gets some error information at the bottom of the new black screen that shows a stop code. (The URL shown to obtain details about the stop codes also is missing on the new screen).
Analysis: blank space overload and unfortunate similarity to update
What to do with the renewed BSOD is somewhat complicated. Has Microsoft gone too far with its rationalization here and made the error screen too basic and not very informative? Well, I could certainly argue that, but there is a counter -argument in which the details provided by the traditional and still current configuration of the blue screen, for most people, since the change apparently begins to be implemented, they are usually useless anyway.
It is unlikely that this QR code gives you joy if you use it, since in my experience it is only linked to the generic Microsoft support information, and nothing specific or relevant. (Although I completely admit, I have not used it in a long time, or I had many accidents in the recent past, to be fair to Microsoft). In general, then, I don’t think it’s an element that will be lost. However, said that, the solution to this, at least in the long term, is not to leave it, but to make it more useful. (However, the plan could be to return the code, or at least that is possible).
As for the face of frown, some think that it is a bit childish or silly to have it in and walked on the screen, and I get from where that comes from. However, it clearly marks the BSOD as an error screen and transmits the message quickly that “something bad has happened.”
As Windows Last points out, the problem with the new black screen version of the BSOD is to remember a Windows update that runs, with the black background and the percentage of front and center completion, and that could be confused for the rookies. You may not even notice the error message, hidden in a small text at the foot of the screen, and think that your PC is suddenly restricting to apply an update, perhaps. (That can happen, after all, in some unfortunate circumstances).
In general, I like the idea of rationalizing the BSOD, and I don’t think we need the QR code anyway, not as it is, but Microsoft needs to do it better than this black replacement death screen. Make the greatest and most readable error text of a look (because you can only take a look). And let it very clear that this is an error message: I would not insist on a frowning face, but a large error or similar icon could be shown (perhaps an icon of a key in the works). Whatever the case, fill the blank space acres on the new black screen to provide additional clarity to what is happening, and to make it clear that what is happening it’s not An update of the system.
While this new BSOD is certainly present in Windows 11 test compilations, as a GSOD, as noted, it seems strange that Microsoft is pressing it to finished versions of Windows 11 in this way, as the last statement of Windows states. But this seems to be happening, given the screenshot that the technological site has presented from the black screen, instead of green, of death (see above). So, I imagine that this is a very limited deployment at this point, testing the waters with everyday users.
In the long term, I would like to see more useful error messages in general for the Windows 11 BSOD, so that, as well as a technical description, there could be clues for PC rookies about what went wrong (even only vague tracks, since I appreciate that this is something like that).
