New Delhi, July 1 -- If you've used a Windows PC for a long length of time, you probably know the feeling: you're working away, maybe on something important, and suddenly your screen turns a shocking blue. The dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) has struck. For forty years, this error screen has been the universal sign that something has gone seriously wrong with your computer.

Now, Microsoft is finally making a change that's both fundamental and, for most people, invisible. The iconic blue is being retired, replaced by a new Black Screen of Death. And if all goes well, you'll never have to lay eyes on it.

Microsoft has confirmed that the next generation of Windows, starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, will swap out the classic blue e...