Microsoft is altering its Black Screen of Death in Windows 11 again to the unique blue coloration. The software program large initially modified its notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) to black in Windows 11 earlier this yr, to match the brand new black logon and shutdown screens. It was the primary main change to the BSOD since Microsoft added a tragic face to the display in Windows 8.

That change is now being reverted in a Windows 11 replace that’s as a consequence of be launched any day now. “We changed the screen color to blue when a device stops working or a stop error occurs as in previous versions of Windows,” admits Microsoft in latest patch notes, noticed by Windows Central, for the Windows 11 replace.

Microsoft first launched the BSOD in Windows 3.0, providing a means for IT professionals and help personnel to diagnose {hardware} and reminiscence faults. A BSOD is Windows’ personal kernel error, and it usually features a dump of knowledge that IT admins can analyze to find out what’s inflicting the crashes.

It’s not clear why the BSOD goes again to blue in Windows 11, but it surely may very well be associated to IT help calls. The Blue Screen of Death has lengthy been a part of Windows, and is a simple means for finish customers to identify an issue and name IT help. Imagine a situation the place IT admins try to troubleshoot points remotely in a pandemic, and it’s simple to see the place a black display, that’s usually related to monitor points, may very well be extra complicated than the Blue Screen of Death everyone seems to be used to.