Windows 11's Blue Screen of Death is now black and more streamlined - but I'm worried the simplification goes too far.

The new design has a black background instead of the traditional blue, which has been used since the feature's introduction ...

Beyond the now-black background, Windows' new “screen of death” has a slightly shorter message. It's also no longer accompanied by a frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed ...

By default, Windows 11 will continue to use a blue background for crash screens, but Tom's Hardware reports that you can configure a Registry setting to enable the black screens.

If your Desktop Background appears Black in Windows 11/10 then this post will be able to help you. Users may see a Black desktop background after installing a particular update, ...

If your desktop background turns black when you highlight or select the desktop area or icons in Windows 11/10, use these working solutions to fix the issue.