About 8.5 million computers got disabled globally in the great outage that left users of Windows blue-walled last week, as estimated by Microsoft, which makes the operating software. This, the company noted, meant that less than 1% of the world’s devices with Windows got hit by the faulty update installed online by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity
Co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, Nithin Kamath, said ‘almost the entire employee base uses Linux laptops,’ saved the day, while commenting on the Microsoft Windows outage that wreaked global havoc on July 19. While the Microsoft outage had disrupted 8.5 million Windows devices, causing ‘blue screen of death’ error, Mac and Linux hosts functioned normally.
Microsoft outage: CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz got nervous and seemed uncomfortable, when questioned how a single update caused the ‘blue screen of death’ error for millions of Window users on July 19, Friday. A clip from the video has gone viral, as the CEO had to resort to gulps of water before he could answer
Vincent Flibustier’s photo went viral within minutes and already has nearly 4 lakh likes. New Delhi: “What is CrowdStrike? Why is my Windows computer showing the Blue Screen of Death? Who is responsible for the biggest-ever IT outage?” These are questions that have dominated conversations across the globe after a Microsoft error brought Windows computers
New Delhi: Just like the Y2K bug had the world on edge at the turn of the millennium, Windows users on Friday experienced a similar sense of panic. Their screens flashed the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The sudden crashes and restarts, triggered by a recent CrowdStrike update, are disrupting companies, banks and government
Microsoft Windows 10 is currently experiencing a widespread outage, leaving users across the globe staring at the dreaded blue screen of death (BSOD). This issue has disrupted critical systems in banks and airports, causing significant inconvenience. Reports suggest that this malfunction is likely due to a recent update from CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm. Understanding the
Millions of Windows users around the world experienced the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error A widespread technical malfunction originating from Microsoft’s Azure backend disrupted operations across airlines, banks, and major corporations globally, impacting services from customer communications to financial transactions. Millions of Windows users around the world experienced the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
New Delhi: The ongoing global outage of the US tech giant Microsoft has affected millions of users across the world, including in India, where airlines and airport services are majorly hit. Millions of Microsoft Windows users are experiencing the “Blue Screen of Death” error that causes their computers to shut down or restart. The company
New Delhi: Millions of Windows users across the globe are experiencing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error which is causing the system to suddenly shut down or restart. Microsoft in a message said that the error is being caused due to a recent CrowdStrike update. The bug has affected several companies, banks and government