‘Blue screen of death’: Windows users face massive outage after new Crowdstrike update
Due to a recent Crowdstrike upgrade, Windows 10 customers worldwide are experiencing severe disruptions that cause their computers to become stuck on the recovery screen. According to reports, the most recent Windows bug has caused widespread outages at airports, businesses, banks, and government buildings worldwide.
Users on social media shared images of their screen stuck on the recovery page with the message on the screen reading, “It looks like Windows didn’t load correctly. If you’d like to restart and try again, choose Restart my PC below.”
Crowdstrike has also acknowledged the issue in a recent support page where it states that the recent crashes on Windows are related to problems with the Falcon n sensor. It 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 added
Netizens react to Blue Screen issues on windows:
Netizens posts from around the globe suggest the Blue screen issue is something that is not limited to a specific country.
One user on X while intimating about the issue wrote, “Something super weird happening right now: just been called by several totally different media outlets in the last few minutes, all with Windows machines suddenly BSoD’ing (Blue Screen of Death). Anyone else seen this?”
A user from Malaysia posted about the issue on Reddit, stating, “Malaysia here, 70% of our laptops are down and stuck in boot, HQ from Japan ordered a company wide shutdown, someone’s getting fireblasted for this shit lmao”
The bug has affected several companies, banks and government offices across the globe. Most Indian airlines have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to share the update with fliers.
Social media users posted pictures showing their screens stuck on the recovery page displaying the message: “It looks like Windows didn’t load correctly. If you’d like to restart and try again, choose Restart my PC below.”
Major US carriers including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines issued ground stops on Friday morning citing communication issues. US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the department was monitoring the flight cancellation and delay issues at Frontier, adding that the agency will hold the company and all other airlines “to their responsibilities to meet the needs of passengers”.
Microsoft, in a statement, said it was taking “mitigation actions” after service issues. “Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions,” the company said in a post on X.
“We remain committed in treating this event with the highest priority and urgency while we continue to address the lingering impact for the Microsoft 365 apps that are in a degraded state,” the company added.
What is Blue Screen of Death
These errors can stem from hardware or software problems. If you recently installed new hardware and encountered a Blue Screen error, try shutting down your PC, removing the new hardware, and attempting to restart. If restarting poses difficulty, you can initiate your PC in safe mode. For detailed steps, refer to the instructions on starting your PC in safe mode in Windows.
Additionally, consider updating Windows with the latest patches through Windows Update, seeking assistance from other sources, or restoring Windows to a previous restore point.
