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'''Audio:''' Same as before.
'''Audio:''' Same as before.


'''Availability:''' The screen was first used for Windows XP, and was reused for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
'''Availability:'''


===3rd Screen (2012-)===
===3rd Screen (2012-)===
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'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, a sad face emoticon is seen on the left side of the screen. Below is the error message.
'''Visuals:''' On a blue background, a sad face emoticon is seen on the left side of the screen. Below is the error message, which now reads "Your PC ran into a problem and it needs to restart, we're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you.".

'''Early Variant:''' On build 7955 of Windows 8, the background is black and the message simply reads "Your computer needs to restart. It encountered a problem and will restart automatically.", the emoticon doesn't appear either.

'''Variants:'''
* On Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 and Windows 11, the background is green.
* Starting with Windows 10's "Anniversary Update", a QR code was added to the screen along with the text "For more information about this issue and possible fixes, visit <nowiki>https://www.windows.com/stopcode</nowiki>".
* On Windows 11, the background is darker.



'''Technique:''' Computer animation.
'''Technique:''' Computer animation.

Revision as of 20:20, 18 January 2024



1st Screen (1995-2000)

Visuals:

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Depends on the situation. Most of the time, it's either the computer audio freezing or stuttering. Sometimes none, especially when there's no audio playing before the error screen.

Availability:

2nd Screen (2001-2012)

Visuals:

Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability: The screen was first used for Windows XP, and was reused for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

3rd Screen (2012-)

Visuals: On a blue background, a sad face emoticon is seen on the left side of the screen. Below is the error message, which now reads "Your PC ran into a problem and it needs to restart, we're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you.".

Early Variant: On build 7955 of Windows 8, the background is black and the message simply reads "Your computer needs to restart. It encountered a problem and will restart automatically.", the emoticon doesn't appear either.

Variants:

  • On Windows Insider builds of Windows 10 and Windows 11, the background is green.
  • Starting with Windows 10's "Anniversary Update", a QR code was added to the screen along with the text "For more information about this issue and possible fixes, visit https://www.windows.com/stopcode".
  • On Windows 11, the background is darker.


Technique: Computer animation.

Audio: Same as before.

Availability:

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