Blue, or green, or black? Windows 11’s infamous ‘screen of death’ error message is going through some confusing changes

New BSOD: Originally blue – or green in testing – but now it’s being painted black, seemingly, although Microsoft has gone too far with the streamlining

• Windows 11 has a new ‘Black Screen of Death’ that’s apparently rolling out
• It’s way more streamlined than the ‘Blue Screen of Death’ we’re all used to
• However, Microsoft has gone too far with paring it back, and it now has an unfortunate resemblance to a Windows update reboot

Microsoft appears to be changing the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) for Windows 11, switching not just the color, but also majorly simplifying the look of the screen that appears when your PC locks up and crashes.

The traditional BSOD in Windows 11 is blue (hence the name) and it’s also furnished with some bits of information on the error that has caused the crash ...