Windows 10 users around the world are facing massive outages owing to a new Crowdstrike update, which is leading to PCs getting stuck on the recovery screen. Reports suggest that the latest issue on Windows has led to massive outages across Airports, companies, banks and government offices across the world.
Users on social media shared photographs of their screens stuck on the recovery page, with the phrase “It looks like Windows didn’t load correctly. If you’d like to restart and try again, choose Restart my PC below.”.
Crowdstrike acknowledges the issue
Crowdstrike has also addressed the issue on a recent support page, stating that the latest Windows crashes are due to issues 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.
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Outage hits flight operations in India
On Friday, the global Microsoft outages caused extensive flight delays in India, with Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune, and Mumbai airports bearing the brunt of the impact. Blue screen of death error panels appeared on Windows workstations around the world, affecting not only airlines but also organizations such as banks, telecom corporations, TV and radio broadcasters.
The disruption affected multiple airlines’ booking and check-in services, including Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Airlines, and SpiceJet. Several airlines resorted to manual check-in and boarding procedures at airports, requesting that passengers arrive early.
While Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport experienced an average delay of 51 minutes, Delhi’s IGI Airport saw its services delayed by approximately 40 minutes.
Air India stated its systems were “temporarily impacted” owing to the Microsoft outage, which caused delays.
Netizens react to Microsoft outage
Netizen posts from around the world indicate that the Blue screen issue is not limited to a single country.
A person from Malaysia complained about the situation on Reddit, saying, “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”
Meanwhile, another Reddit user proposed a possible remedy to the problem, writing, “Update: Can confirm the below stops the BSOD Loop. Go into CMD from recovery options. change to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. Rename Crowdstrike to Crowdstrike_Fucked. Start windows. Its not great but at least that means we can get some windows back…”
