End of an era: The Windows blue screen will change color in a future update

End of an era! Windows blue screen will change color in a future update
End of an era! Windows blue screen will change color in a future update (Photo: Maxim Tolchinskiy/Unsplash)

It seems that a big meme will lose its meaning. Microsoft recently announced that the “blue screen” of Windows will soon receive a new design.

The blue screen, which represented a critical error on Windows computers, became a joke among people who wanted to say there was a “system crash” when talking to someone.

Created in 1993, it was a great indicator that a serious problem had occurred on the PC, but it was also considered quite frustrating for users.

Now, Microsoft has announced that they plan to change this soon, replacing their iconic “blue screen” with something featuring a slightly more intuitive interface and simpler language.

The change will first arrive in the Preview version 26120.3653 (KB5053658) of Windows 11, simplifying the process but “preserving the technical information on the screen,” which will turn green instead of blue.

(Photo: Microsoft)

However, some leaks suggest that the color of the Windows “death screen” may be black, but still keeping the content from the image released by Microsoft.

Photo and video: Unsplash / Microsoft. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.

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