yes, this is the new BSOD picture. Btw, Startmenu can be reactivated if you use ViStart: http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-good-old-start-button-orb-and-start-menu-in-windows-8/ Btw,this grey-scale anti-aliasing in Windows 8 sucks. This + Metro causes my unfathomable headache