Microsoft has switched to the color black for it’s system stop error messages in Windows 8.

The software giant’s notorious Blue Screen bug check or error screen is now black inside the latest Windows 8 builds. Microsoft has used the Blue Screen of Death since early copies of Windows 1.0. The first Windows error screen composed of code page 437 symbols against a blue background. The first proper Blue Screen was present in Windows 3.x. Microsoft started using a Red Screen of Death inside early Windows Vista builds. The company also used Red Screens inside early beta copies of Windows 98.

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IMHO, the Black Screen of Death looks better than the blue version. Looks plain and simple. . .

Still blue for the only leaked version so far (7850). I get a BSOD when shutting down, if I select Shut down. I'm not so bothered about this, as this build is only an early Alpha one, so bugs and errors are likely to be present. This is the only one I've found though, as it seems quite stable albeit that some features are not fully operational and/or locked down.

I don't think they they change the way BSODs are debugged, it may only be a graphical change

I like the change personally. Color keeps us calm instead of the blue that makes us go "holy sh-- OMG WTF!!!"

Blue or black.... I hate BSODs.

Out of the Blue and into the Black, hey hey my my....

Originally Posted by myzr

Out of the Blue and into the Black, hey hey my my....