From 2240b87db10b30ac42eb0f3b16f1b2aa41e61caa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vasudev Menon Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:33:24 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] add crowdstrike update woes --- ...mputers-in-enterprise-and-cloud-offline.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_posts/Crowdstrike-Falcon-update-took-down-windows-computers-in-enterprise-and-cloud-offline.md diff --git a/source/_posts/Crowdstrike-Falcon-update-took-down-windows-computers-in-enterprise-and-cloud-offline.md b/source/_posts/Crowdstrike-Falcon-update-took-down-windows-computers-in-enterprise-and-cloud-offline.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5c5ea3d --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_posts/Crowdstrike-Falcon-update-took-down-windows-computers-in-enterprise-and-cloud-offline.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: >- + Crowdstrike Falcon update took down windows computers in enterprise and cloud + offline +date: 2024-07-19 22:25:05 +tags: + - falcon + - windows + - faulty driver + - microsoft + - bsod + - windows 10 + - windows 11 +--- + +### Quick Report + +Crowdstrike Falcon\'s software update took down millions of computers and cloud services using windows offline and in unbootable state due to faulty driver. This affected business organizations, airlines, banks, shops, and many more disrupting their business. The affected machines or azure clients greeted the users with Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or Windows did not load correctly. + + +Crowdstrike has issued a workaround to fix the issue. + +- Boot Windows into Safe Mode +- Navigate to the %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike +- Locate the file matching “C-00000291*.sys”, and delete it +- Boot the host normally + +### Source(s) + +- [Majorgeeks Article][def] +- [TPU article][def2] + +[def]: https://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/major_services_worldwide_disrupted_by_cloud_outage_what_you_need_to_know.html +[def2]: https://www.techpowerup.com/324674/faulty-windows-update-from-crowdstrike-hits-banks-and-airlines-around-the-world