Windows 11 expands restore options with new point-in-time system recovery tools

• Microsoft introduces crash-screen suppression on public displays to reduce unwanted visual disruptions
• Windows 11 hides system errors after fifteen seconds on digital signage screens
• Microsoft targets non-interactive screens with a mode that prevents extended crash visibility

Microsoft is introducing a mode designed to prevent system crashes from appearing on large public screens for extended periods.

The new Digital Signage mode temporarily shows system error screens (such as the infamous Blue Screen of Death, or BSOD) for fifteen seconds before blanking the display.

Administrators will need to interact physically with a keyboard or mouse to reactivate the screen once the error occurs.

Configuration recovery and cloud rebuild tools

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