- Windows 11 has a new “black death screen” that apparently exceeds
- It is much more rationalized than “the blue screen of death” to which we are all used to
- However, Microsoft went too far by making him go back, and he now has an unfortunate resemblance with a restart of the Windows update
Microsoft seems to modify the infamous blue screen of death (BSOD) for Windows 11, not only changing color, but also by simplifying the appearance of the screen that appears when your PC locks and blocks.
The traditional BSOD in Windows 11 is blue (hence its name) and it is also provided with some information on the error that caused the crash (I will come back). In addition, there is a large face of significant eyebrows on the screen to let you know that something has been wrong with the operating system.
Windows last reports that the redrawn BSOD is apparently online in Windows 11 24H2 already (or it is at least deployed to certain users), as well as to be spotted in tests. (Note that it is a green screen, or GSOD, in tests, because it is actually the color it has always been for the preview versions – but for all those who are not a Windows tester, it will be black).
The biggest change that the color of the background is that the screen is much simpler, offering only one message indicating than: “Your device has encountered a problem and must restart.”
Microsoft distributed not only with the sad face, but also the QR code that you could scan with your phone (if you were fast) to try to get more details on the error that crushed your PC. You always get some error information at the bottom of the new black screen showing a stop code. (The URL indicated for more details on the stop codes is also missing on the new screen.)
Analysis: overload of virgin space and an unhappy update similarity
What to do with the BSOD REFREUCHI is somewhat delicate. Microsoft went too far with its rationalization here and made the error screen too basic and non-informative? Well, you might certainly say that, but there is a counter argument since the details provided by the traditional and always current blue screen configuration, for most people – because the change is just starting to take place – are generally useless anyway.
This QR code is unlikely to give you joy if you use it, as according to my experience, it simply links the generic Microsoft support information, and nothing specific or relevance. (Although I fully admit, I haven’t used it for some time – or I had many accidents in the recent past, to be just for Microsoft). Overall, I don’t think it’s an element that we will miss. However, that said, the solution to this, at least in the longer term, is not to empty it – but to make it more useful. (The plan could be to return the code, however, or at least this is possible).
As for the fruitful face which is deleted, some people think that it is a little childish or silly to plaster it through the screen, and I arrive where it comes from. However, it clearly marks the BSOD as an error screen and quickly passes the message that “something bad happened”.
As the latest problem with Windows underlines, the problem with the new BSOD black screen version is that it recalls an executed Windows update – with the black background and the completion percentage at the front and center – and this could be confusing for novices. They may not even notice the error message, nestled in a small text at the foot of the screen, and think that their PC is suddenly reset to apply an update, perhaps. (This can happen, after all, in certain unhappy circumstances).
Overall, I like the idea of rationalizing the BSOD, and I don’t think we need the QR code anyway – not as regards – but Microsoft must do better than this black replacement death screen. Make the larger and more readable error text at a glance (because you can only have a look). And indicate very clearly that it is an error message – I would not insist on a fruitful face, but a large error or similar icon could be displayed (perhaps an icon of a key in work). Anyway, fill the hectares with an empty space in the new black screen to provide additional clarity to what’s going on – and to clearly indicate that what happens No An update of the system.
Although this new BSOD is certainly present in Windows 11 test versions – as GSOD, as indicated – I find it strange that Microsoft pushes it to the finished versions of Windows 11 in this form, as the latest people of Windows say. But that seems to happen, given the screenshot that the technological site has presented from the black death screen – rather than green – (see above). So, I imagine that it is a very limited deployment at this stage, by testing the waters with everyday users.
In the longer 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 novices as to what has been wrong (even wave clues, because I appreciate that it is something of a request).
