Washington: A significant global outage is impacting Windows 10 users due to a recent Crowdstrike update. As per reports, the issue has caused many PCs to become stuck on the recovery screen, displaying a message that reads, “It looks like Windows didn’t load correctly. If you’d like to restart and try again, choose Restart my PC below.” Social media is flooded with images from affected users showing their screens frozen on this message.
Notably, the problem isn't limited to individual users; major institutions such as banks, supermarkets, and media companies in the United States are also experiencing the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors. Reports indicate that some TV and radio studios have gone offline as a result of the outage.
Crowdstrike, the cybersecurity software firm, has acknowledged the issue and confirmed the occurrence of blue screens of death. The company is currently investigating the cause of the problem, but no specific cause has been identified yet.
In India, operations across several offices remained impacted. Several major airlines also reported being unable to check in passengers, while the Mumbai airport was unable to process the check-in for several airlines and passengers, an official said.
"This seems to be a global issue. We are working with them (Microsoft) to identify the root cause," an official from the ministry of electronics and information technology said.
In a statement on X, Microsoft said it was "investigating an issue impacting users ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services,".
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