Microsoft is set to retire the iconic Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) in favor of a new Black Screen of Death as part of Windows 11 version 24H2. This change is central to the Windows Resiliency Initiative, sparked by a massive tech failure in July 2024 when a faulty CrowdStrike update crashed over 8 million systems globally. The new black screen offers clearer messaging, displaying stop codes and driver details upfront while removing confusing elements like QR codes and emoticons.
Beyond aesthetics, Microsoft is implementing significant architectural upgrades aimed at improving recovery and system reliability. This includes Quick Machine Recovery, a tool allowing automatic OS repair via Windows Recovery Environment. Additionally, antivirus and security tools will be shifted from kernel space to user space to limit catastrophic crashes. These updates enhance system resilience and reduce reboot times to as low as two seconds.
The update signifies not only a visual transformation but a broader shift in crash diagnostics and recovery, reflecting Microsoft’s commitment to stability, transparency, and a calmer user experience. The new screen will be rolled out later in summer 2025.
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A senior executive at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike will apologize at an appearance before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee for the company's faulty software update that caused a global IT outage in July. Adam Meyers, senior vice president for counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, will tell the House Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection ... . "We are deeply sorry this happened and ... "We have undertaken a full review ... ."
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On 19 July 2024, the American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike distributed a faulty update to its Falcon Sensor security software that caused widespread problems with Microsoft Windows computers running the software. As a result, roughly 8.5 million systems crashed and were unable to properly restart in what has been called the largest outage in the history of information technology and "historic in scale". The outage disrupted daily life, businesses, and governments around the world. Many industries were affected—airlines, airports, banks, hotels, hospitals, manufacturing, stock markets, broadcasting, gas stations, retail stores, and governmental services, such as emergency services and websites. The worldwide financial damage has been estimated to be at least US$10 billion.
Within hours, the error was discovered and a fix was released, but because many affected computers had to be fixed manually, outages continued to linger on many services.
Microsoft detailed new cybersecurity features that will both help bricked Windows devices recover faster and alter how companies access the root of the Windows system. The changes will likely help prevent another global outage similar to the CrowdStrike incident in July. Under the new Windows Resiliency Initiative, Microsoft is working to create a ...
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Delta Air Lines v. CrowdStrike is an ongoing legal dispute between Delta Air Lines and cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike arising from a global technology outage on July 19, 2024. The outage, triggered by a flawed software update from CrowdStrike, caused widespread crashes of Microsoft Windows systems and led to disruptions across multiple industries, including air travel. Delta experienced the most severe operational impact among U.S. airlines, with thousands of flight cancellations and losses estimated at over $500 million. The airline subsequently filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike, alleging gross negligence, computer trespass, and fraud. CrowdStrike denied the claims and filed a separate suit to limit its liability under its service agreement with Delta.
The case has drawn attention to the reliability of third-party software in critical infrastructure and the role of legacy IT systems in operational resilience.
A software update released by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike on July 19 caused Microsoft Windows operating systems to crash worldwide. This incident forced major U.S. airlines, among other businesses, to halt operations. There were vastly different experiences of major airlines in the wake of this outage. While American Airlines largely recovered by the evening of the outage and had minimal cancellations the following day, United Airlines took three days to get back on track, canceling over 1,400 flights. Delta Air Lines, however, was the hardest hit, experiencing a disruption that lasted five days, resulting in approximately 7,000 mainline and regional flight cancellations that impacted about 1.3 million customers and cost the airline approximately $500 million to $550 million. Delta's CEO, Ed Bastian, stated that this figure included lost revenue and tens of millions of dollars per day in compensation and hotels.
The differences in recovery time, especially Delta’s prolonged disruption, led to tensions between Delta, CrowdStrike, and Microsoft. Delta blamed the outage on a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, which it claimed caused a major shutdown of critical systems. Bastian announced that Delta would seek damages and emphasized the need for third-party software to be fully tested before being introduced into Delta’s systems. Delta accused
Source: PC Gamer Microsoft to change Windows's infamous Blue Screen of Death to something much darker in response to last year's CloudStrike crashes
