Microsoft Windows Outage Updates Live: CEO Satya Nadella Responds to Disruption, Assures ‘We Are Aware and Working on It

Microsoft Windows Outage Updates Live: Windows Outage Causes Users to Be Logged Out and Stuck in Recovery Mode. Social Media Users Dub the Incident ‘Happy International Blue Screen Day’

Microsoft Windows Outage Updates Live :

A recent CrowdStrike update has caused a massive outage, leaving Windows users worldwide stuck in the ‘recovery’ stage. Reports indicate that the outage has affected airports, companies, and government offices globally.

CrowdStrike has acknowledged the issue on a recent support page, stating that the crashes on Windows are related to problems with the Falcon sensor. “CrowdStrike is aware of reports of crashes on Windows hosts related to the Falcon Sensor,” the company noted.

“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,” CrowdStrike added.

Microsoft Outage Live: CEO Satya Nadella Responds to Disruption, Assures ‘We Are Aware and Working on It’

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella has addressed the concerns of the tech community worldwide. In a post on X, he stated, “Yesterday, CrowdStrike released an update that began impacting IT systems globally. We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers with technical guidance and support to safely bring their systems back online.

Microsoft Outage Live: Up to 15 Manual Reboots Required for Affected Windows Systems

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. announced on Friday that all Windows computers impacted by the global IT failure will need a manual reboot, as reported by Bloomberg. CEO George Kurtz explained in a CNBC interview that the issue stemmed from a content bug or update, which has since been rolled back.

Kurtz apologized to customers, noting that while some systems might take a few hours to come back online, others could take longer. He also mentioned potential manual steps required and the company’s efforts to automate those steps.

According to CrowdStrike’s technical support team, in a communication reviewed by Bloomberg News, affected systems might need up to 15 reboots.

Microsoft Outage Live: Microsoft 365 Admin Center Now Available, Reuters Reports

According to Reuters, the Microsoft 365 admin center is now available after experiencing prolonged service disruptions.

Microsoft Outage Live: Microsoft Outage Forces Arjun Rampal to Book Another Flight

Due to a global Microsoft outage, actor Arjun Rampal had to book a different flight.

“Their servers are down, I don’t know what has happened. I also have a ticket with another airline. I am going there,” the ‘Satyagraha’ actor told ANI.

Microsoft Outage Live: Wipro Not Affected, Assisting Impacted Clients

Amid the massive global outage in Microsoft’s systems, IT major Wipro’s CEO stated that their systems were not affected and that they are assisting clients in the US and Europe who are facing challenges.

“There is no impact on Wipro. We are actively talking to clients and stepping up to help them, particularly in Europe and the US, where we are seeing the impact of the cloud outage,” CEO Srinivas Pallia told PTI.

“We are ramping up our efforts to support our clients,” Pallia added.

Microsoft Outage Live: MEITY in Constant Contact with Microsoft, Says IT Minister Vaishnaw

IT Minister Vaishnaw stated that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) is in constant contact with Microsoft, which is actively working with impacted entities.

Additionally, CERT-In is coordinating with CISOs of critical infrastructure entities. All impacted entities are working to bring their systems back online, and in many cases, systems are partially up.

MEITY is continually in touch with Microsoft, which in turn is actively working with impacted entities.

In addition, CERT-In is coordinating with CISOs of critical infrastructure entities. All impacted entities are working to bring up their systems. In many cases, systems are…

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) July 19, 2024