Microsoft did briefly turn the BSOD to a black screen in test builds of Windows 11 in 2021, but the company then reverted back to the blue screen it had been using since Windows 8.

Got the Windows blue screen of death? Here's what the BSOD is and what to do if you've got it.

The new BSOD recalls the black screen shown during a Windows update, but it will list the stop code and system driver that contributed to the crash. This should make life easier for IT admins.

Microsoft is radically changing the Blue Screen of Death, and it could confuse longtime Windows users.