The blue/black screen of death is an agent of doom, popping up when something has gone so terribly wrong with your PC that all you can do is reboot, losing whatever was running. Back in the day, Windows was fragile enough that the BSOD was all too familiar and widely reviled. Hell, it earned that name. But with modern systems, I can easily go years without seeing a BSOD on my own PC. When it does pop back up, it’s like an estranged family member inviting themself to Christmas dinner: I don’t want to see you and I can’t believe you’ve done this but aw, it’s been a while, how are you keeping? Just when it seemed like the dickhead brother would be leaving forever, Ars Technica noticed a line in the notes for a future Windows patch: Fixing loads of other, less-important issues too, the patch is now out to beta and preview channels. See the Windows 11 Build 22000.346 patch notes for more. I suppose even if Windows 11 did stick with a black BSOD, we’d still see ol’ bluey around on displays in train stations, McDonalds, digital billboards, cinemas, cash registers, and every other embedded system. The sun will burn out before some of those old Windows installations are replaced.
