No more frowny face? The BSOD in the latest Windows 11 preview build goes for a more minimalistic look. It's also green, but that should change in the final version.

Microsoft is making several changes to the 'blue screen of death' in Windows 11. The blue screen of death is the error message-on-a-blue-background that appears on Windows devices when they run into issues.

The infamous Blue Screen of Death — oft-shortened to BSOD — is changing, and many fans aren’t happy with its new look. While seeing the BSOD was never a good thing, the long-time version displayed a fair amount of information regarding the cause of the crash or error.