Lilbits: Microsoft is replacing the Blue Screen of Death with a Black one, extensions are coming to Chrome for Android (kind of), and an NES emulator that lets you play classic games in 3D

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Most Windows computers aren’t nearly as crash-prone today as they were a few decades ago. But crashes to happen, and for the past forty years Microsoft has shown some form of a “Blue Screen of Death” when that happens.

After taking a brief detour to show a black screen for Windows 11 a few years ago, Microsoft reverted the BSOD to Blue. But once again the company is looking to update the crash screen. Not only will the background change from blue to black, but the frowny face is going away and Microsoft is planning to provide some actually useful information on the crash screen that may help you figure out why your PC unexpectedly stopped working.

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