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Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black

The Associated Press

Nearly every Windows user has had a run-in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life.

Now, after more than 40 years of being set against a very recognizable blue, the updated error message will soon be displayed across a black background. The changes to the notorious error screen come as part of broader efforts by Microsoft to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system in the wake of last year’s CrowdStrike incident, which crashed millions of Windows machines worldwide.

Microsoft says it’s “streamlining” what users experience when encountering “unexpected restarts” that cause disruptions. And that means a makeover to the infamous error screen.

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