These fake Blue Screen of Death mock-ups highlight a serious problem with Windows 11

Date:
Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:46:51 +0000

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The dreaded BSOD isnt very helpful or informative, and we think Microsoft could do better here.

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Windows 11 getting a redesigned BSOD the dreaded Blue Screen of Death that pops up when a PC crashes might be a joke on X (formerly Twitter) right now, but it highlights a serious issue.

OK, 'joke' might be a strong word, but the BSOD mock-ups presented by Lucia Scarlet on X are certainly tongue-in-cheek, featuring colorful emojis which are rather cutesy not what you really want to see when your PC has just crashed and burned. this will be BSOD in 2025 pic.twitter.com/A3ag4khydy January 6, 2024 See more

That said, the overall theme of the design, giving the BSOD a more modern look, isnt unwelcome, even if the emojis arent appropriate in our book.

That said, there are comments in the threads of those tweets that highlight how some folks are disappointed that these arent real incoming redesigns for Windows 11. In some cases, there are people who appreciate a more friendly emoji appearing, as opposed to the frowny face (a text-based one, mind) which has been present on BSODs. Insider version pic.twitter.com/Sg8B8kTvAA January 6, 2024 See more Analysis: The blue screen blues

That disappointment is likely, at least in part, to be a more general indicator of the level of dissatisfaction with the BSOD particularly in regards to the lack of information the screen provides, and shortfalls with the help that is supplied.

When a BSOD appears, its usually highly generic, and tells the Windows 11 (or Windows 10) user very little youll read something like a problem happened with no elaboration on exactly what went wrong.

Meaningless error messages ( known as stop codes that can pop up elsewhere in Windows 11 , too) which are a jumble of hexadecimal letters and numbers might be cited, or a techie reference to a DLL perhaps, none of which are likely to be a jot of help in discerning what actually misfired in your system.

Never mind visual redesigns, Microsoft improving the info and help provided with BSODs would be the biggest step forward that could be taken with these screens. We've witnessed one innovation in the form of the QR codes provided as seen in the mock-ups above but these were introduced way back in 2016 , and havent progressed much in the best part of a decade, often linking
through to not fully relevant or up-to-date information.

We feel theres definitely more Microsoft could do to improve BSODs, and in fairness, a more modern touch for the visuals wouldnt hurt though theres another thought that occurs. Should we still be getting full system lock-ups at this point in the evolution of desktop operating systems?

Ideally not, of course, but to be fair to Microsoft, BSODs are definitely a whole lot less common these days than in the past. For those who do encounter them, though, we have a handy Blue Screen of Death survival guide . You might also like... Sorry Microsoft, it'll take more than a new Copilot button to save Windows 11 Windows 11 remains an unloved OS but why won't people upgrade? Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11



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