Meet the new bummer-screen boss: The black screen of death, minus the blue screen's frowny face.

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Microsoft has also scrubbed the frowny face from the alert, along with the QR code that can pop up, redirecting users to the BSOD troubleshooting page.

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The BSOD has gone dark and ditched the frowny face, for starters. Here's what else is new.