‘When I used the blue-painted fireplace with the subtle Sanderson pattern, it added this lovely depth to the room. It's a perfect example of why this combination works so wonderfully.

And despite the accrued baggage, the familiar blue screen will certainly be missed by long-time Windows users, as it has long been a historical part of the Windows experience.

The new design drops the traditional blue color, frowning face, and QR code in favor of a simplified screen that looks a lot more like the black screen you see when Windows is performing an update.

The new look ditches the frowning face, the QR code, and, of course, the blue background. Instead, you’ll see a simplified, black interface that’s more in line with Windows 11’s modern design.

Windows shared the new Black Screen of Death in a blog post, yet failed to even acknowledge the cosmic shift it has triggered. It simply calls this a “simplified UI,” because a blue background ...

Microsoft has finally confirmed that the iconic “Blue Screen of Death” in Windows, typically used to denote a problem, is being retired, and it is being replaced by a Black Screen of Death ...

In addition to a number of other new features and changes testers can try, there's the new BSOD, which Microsoft says is "more streamlined" and "better aligns with Windows 11 design principles ...

By Patrick Hearn Published March 31, 2025 Windows Central The infamous Blue Screen of Death — oft-shortened to BSOD — is changing, and many fans aren’t happy with its new look.