Overview

• Microsoft reports that unexpected restarts have fallen 24% compared to Windows 10 22H2, citing July 2025 reliability data.
• The traditional Blue Screen of Death has been replaced by a Black Screen of Death that reduces crash dump time from 40 seconds to two seconds on most devices.
• Quick Machine Recovery now automatically diagnoses and repairs boot-loop issues without user intervention.
• Microsoft removed the safeguard hold on Intel Alder Lake+ vPro PCs as of July 24, enabling all eligible gaming systems to install 24H2 via Windows Update.
• The company confirmed that Windows 11 version 25H2 will build on 24H2’s stable platform to minimize future update disruptions.