Microsoft Outage Live Updates: Banks, 911 services, airlines affected due to global outrageUsers on social media are sharing screenshots of their PCs showing up a blue screen with the message, “It looks like Windows didn’t load correctly. If you’d like to restart and try again, choose Restart my PC below."According to an official Microsoft blog post, blue screen errors occur when there are serious problems that cause Windows to shut down or restart immediately.
These errors can be caused by either software or hardware problems.In this case, however, Crowdstrike has admitted that the problem in Windows is due to an update it rolled out on Friday. In a statement on its support page, the company said its engineering teams were working to resolve the issue.Also Read | ‘Blue screen of death’: Windows users face massive outage after new Crowdstrike update.
All you need to knowThe company stated, "CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon Sensor… Symptoms include hosts experiencing a bugcheck\blue screen error related to the Falcon Sensor. Our Engineering teams are actively working to resolve this issue and there is no need to open a support ticket." the company addedMoreover, according to an update posted on the Crowdstrike sub-reddit, the engineering team at CrowdStrike has now identified a way to revert the changes brought in by the update.
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