Return of the Blue BSOD - Windows 11

Will Watts · Nov 13, 2021

I hadn't actually realised this, as I fortunately haven't had any crash reports, but the Windows 11 BSOD was temporarily Black ?

Microsoft are reverting the change and returning the bluescreen to it's Windows 10 Blue colour:

Next Windows 11 update makes the Blue Screen of Death blue again

fireweed · Nov 13, 2021

Anyone else feel ambivalent about the whole blue vs black screen thing? I know some people who have very strong opinions about the color but I'm not really sure why. Nostalgia?

Give me the insider build GSOD please Microsoft, thanks.

Will Watts · Nov 13, 2021

The GSOD is funky for sure.

I think nostalgia is a large part of it - the old XP BSOD is iconic!

fireweed · Nov 13, 2021

I wish there was some sort of option to customize the BSOD, like colors and choosing how much information is displayed on the screen. Wont ever happen, but it's nice to dream.

And the XP one is definitely my favorite of the BSOD's, although for many years I was terrified of it as I was ~7 years old when my parents had an XP machine and seeing the screen is very frightening for a child.

Will Watts · Nov 13, 2021

Now I'm kinda curious if it's still possible to change the colour. It definitely was in older versions....

xrobwx71 · Nov 13, 2021

I prefer Blue because that's whats it's always been. Someone might mistake it for a command window if Black. Red would seem a better color as far as color meanings but not as easy to read. Black does, however in a lot of cultures signify death.

I think I saw in some utility that you can change the color of the BSOD windows. Maybe Winaero Tweaker? Nope, but you can turn off the new BSOD with the Smiley Face and get the old detailed BSOD back.

xrobwx71 · Nov 13, 2021

Will Watts said:
Now I'm kinda curious if it's still possible to change the colour. It definitely was in older versions....

“Blue Screens” in Designer Colors with One Click <This was published in 2019...

fireweed · Nov 13, 2021

Wish and you shall receive, I guess! Thanks for posting that.

BSOD with a screen full of frowny faces when?

Will Watts · Nov 13, 2021

fireweed said:
BSOD with a screen full of frowny faces when?

I'm waiting for the add-on where all the debugging information is conveyed via emojis.

🖨

fireweed · Nov 13, 2021

Here's my mockup of the ideal blue screen. Perfect mix of friendly and helpful!

Corday · Nov 13, 2021

xrobwx71 · Nov 13, 2021

Will Watts said:
I'm waiting for the add-on where all the debugging information is conveyed via emojis.

🖨

Hmmm, you may be on to something here.

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axe0 · Nov 14, 2021

Will Watts said:
Now I'm kinda curious if it's still possible to change the colour. It definitely was in older versions....

Not the same, but with NotMyFault you have the possibility to customize the color. Maybe try it sometime and see for yourself

axe0 · Nov 14, 2021

Looks like NotMyFault changes the color by registering a callback in the BSOD process that executes after the blue screen paints.
“Blue Screens” in Designer Colors with One Click

x BlueRobot · Nov 14, 2021

The blue is classic and hope they never change it. It's so ubiquitous now than I'm surprised they even changed the colour with Windows 11.

xrobwx71 said:
10E|| @x BlueRobot |

Going to need a MEMORY.DMP file for that

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