Microsoft is changing its famous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to Black. And I mean when I say it’s famous. The company released its first preview of Windows 11 and testing it. It is not a complete edition of Windows 11, and the Black Screen of Death isn’t fully enabled yet. But we can see that the new logon and showdown screens are black now, so there is no surprise that the BSOD is also black.
Microsoft usually loves Blue, IDK, I just feel that. But Microsoft is indeed bringing the UI overhaul, so maybe it has decided to keep fewer blues this time. Many things changed in the new Windows 11, and Black Screen of Death is just one of them.
History of BSOD
It’s the first major change to the BSOD since Microsoft added a sad face to the screen in Windows 8 in 2012. The company added QR Codes to BSOD back in 2016. Microsoft first introduced the BSOD in Windows 3.0, as it offers a way for IT professionals and support personnel to diagnose faults. A BSOD is Windows’ own kernel error or bug check, and it usually helps system administrators analyze what system fault caused the blue screen.
However, as we discussed earlier, Microsoft didn’t enable Black Screen of Death in preview builds. We have a green BSOD instead, which the company has been using for Windows Insider builds since 2016. Well, the green BSOD is testers exclusive. Wait, Do I need to call it BSOD even if it is green? I should not.
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