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The graphic is programmed with a URL that takes you to a webpage explaining why your computer crashed.

It only goes to one page, windows.com/stopcode, but could have more detailed information than what users normally get, The Register reported.

The new feature isn't on the list of upgrades recently released by Microsoft, but it was given to testers last week. Word quickly spread on Reddit.

Other upgrades expected in the newest release: new emojis, detailed battery use monitor and a handful of fixes.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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